Gray-headed Munia
Lonchura caniceps
A small bird of grasslands from the lowlands to mid-mountains in southeast New Guinea. Whitish to pale gray head, dark gray-brown back, pale gray chest, and black belly. Races differ. Lowland populations have a darker back with orange tail and rump. Mountain populations have yellow rump and tail. The adult is distinctive in range. Juvenile is similar to juvenile Chestnut-breasted Munia, but Gray-headed Munia has a paler head and darker bill. Call, soft tweeting notes.
Taxonomy
- Scientific name
- Lonchura caniceps
- Authority
- (Salvadori, 1876)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Estrildidae
- Genus
- Lonchura
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Conservation
- Population trend
- stable
Photos
Distribution
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