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Forbes's mannikin

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Forbes's mannikin
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L. forbesi
Binomial name
Lonchura forbesi
(Sclater, 1879)

The Forbes's mannikin or New Ireland munia (Lonchura forbesi) is a species of estrildid finch breeding in Papua New Guinea. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 20,000 to 50,000 km². It is found in subtropical or tropical lowland dry grassland habitat. The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

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