Great-billed mannikin

Great-billed mannikin
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Estrildidae
Genus: Lonchura
Species: L. grandis
Binomial name
Lonchura grandis
(Sharpe, 1882)

The great-billed mannikin or grand munia (Lonchura grandis) is a species of estrildid finch found in northern and eastern New Guinea. It is found in wetlands habitat. The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Lonchura grandis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.


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