Eastern alpine mannikin
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| Species: | L. monticola
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| Lonchura monticola (De Vis, 1897)
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The eastern alpine mannikin or alpine munia (Lonchura monticola) is a species of estrildid finch found in Papua New Guinea. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 20,000 to 50,000 km².
It is found in subtropical/ tropical high altitude grassland habitat. The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern.
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