#lonchura vana

[birdstudies]

August 18, 2024 - Gray-banded Munia or Grey-banded Mannikin (Lonchura vana) These estrildid finches are found in grasslands, marshes, and the edges of cultivated areas in a small range in northwestern Papua, Indonesia. Their diet is unknown but they have been observed foraging in flocks on low weeds in abandoned agricultural areas. Nothing is known about their breeding behavior. They were previously classified as Vulnerable by the IUCN but have been found to be more common than once thought.