Bismarck Munia
- Scientific name
- Lonchura melaena
- Family
- Estrildidae
- Conservation status
- Least concern
- Habitat
- Grassland
- Wing shape
- Rounded
- Tail shape
- Short
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Why it matters
The Bismarck munia, or Lonchura melaena, is a small estrildid finch endemic to the Bismarck Archipelago of Papua New Guinea. Recognized by its distinctive rounded wings and short tail, this species is highly prized by ornithologists and collectors for its limited range and the specialized habitat it occupies within tropical lowland forests.
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