Black mannikin
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Estrildidae |
| Genus: | Lonchura |
| Species: | L. stygia
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| Binomial name | |
| Lonchura stygia Stresemann, 1924
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The black mannikin or black munia (Lonchura stygia) is a species of estrildid finch found in New Guinea, from (Papua, formerly known as Irian Jaya, Indonesia) to , Papua New Guinea. It is commonly found in flocks of maximum 20 birds, inhabiting savannas, wetlands, but sometimes they were also seen at rice crops.
Threats[]
This species is threatened by the destruction of reedbeds due to introduce of rusa deer Cervus timorensis. And also probably threatened by encroachment of woodland on grasslands, due to increased of the livestock such as pigs. It is also engaged in cage-bird trade.
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Lonchura stygia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List near threatened species
- Lonchura
- Birds of New Guinea
- Birds described in 1924
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