Streak-headed mannikin
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| name = Streak-headed mannikin
| image = Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.AVES.161095 1 - Lonchura tristissima tristissima (Wallace, 1865) - Estrildidae - bird skin specimen.jpeg
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Mayrimunia
| species = tristissima
| authority = (Wallace, 1865)
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The streak-headed mannikin (Mayrimunia tristissima) also known as the streak-headed munia, is a small {{Convert|10|cm|abbr = on}} long estrildid finch.
Description
Mainly dark brown plumage with light streaking on head and yellowish rump; subspecies leucosticta also with white spotting on face, breast and upper wing-coverts. The call is a short buzzing note, repeated in flight.
Habitat and distribution
Endemic to New Guinea and some adjacent islands. It has been recorded from Saibai Island, Queensland, Australian territory in north-western Torres Strait. Its preferred habitat is the grassy fringes of streams, forest clearings and abandoned gardens with secondary growth, in lowland New Guinea up to {{Convert|1000|m|abbr = on}} altitude.
Behaviour and ecology
=Breeding=
A globular grass nest is constructed with side entrance, often suspended from rattans, in forest or at forest edge.
=Food and feeding=
The diet is mainly seeds and berries but it also includes some insects.
Conservation
As a species with a large range and no evidence of population decline, it is assessed as being of Least Concern.
References
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- Beehler, Bruce M.; & Finch, Brian W. (1985). Species Checklist of the Birds of New Guinea. RAOU Monograph No.1. Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union: Melbourne. {{ISBN|0-9599823-2-9}}
- Beehler, Bruce M.; Pratt, Thane K.; & Zimmerman, Dale A. (1986). Birds of New Guinea. Wau Ecology Handbook No.9. Princeton University Press. {{ISBN|0-691-02394-8}}
- BirdLife International (2006) Species factsheet: Lonchura tristissima. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 3 Feb 2007
- Coates, Brian J. (1990). The Birds of Papua New Guinea. Vol.II: Passerines. Dove Publications: Alderly, Queensland. {{ISBN|0-9590257-1-5}}
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Category:Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN
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