The western alpine mannikin also known as Snow Mountain mannikin or western alpine munia is a small, approximately 11.5 cm long, estrildid finch. Both sexes are similar with dark brown plumage, black face, buff chest and black-barred white abdomen. The young has black bill, dark brown plumage and buffy-white below. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Junge, GCA 1939
Reference:
Nova Guinea n. Ser.
n.s., 3 p.67
Protonym:
Lonchura montana
Type locality:
Oranje Mountains, 4,150 m.. New Guinea.
Avibase ID:
497D7737D2581186
Avibase ID:
avibase-497D7737
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/497D7737
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 560859
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Snow Mountain Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Snow Mountain Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Snow Mountain Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Snow Mountain Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Snow Mountain Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Snow Mountain Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Snow Mountain Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Snow Mountain Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Snow Mountain Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Snow Mountain Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Snow Mountain Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Snow Mountain Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Snow Mountain Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Snow Mountain Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Snow Mountain Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Snow Mountain Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Snow Mountain Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Snow Mountain Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Snow Mountain Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Snow Mountain Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Snow Mountain Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Snow Mountain Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Snow Mountain Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Snow Mountain Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Snow Mountain Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Snow Mountain Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Snow Mountain Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Snow Mountain Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Snow Mountain Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Snow Mountain Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Snow Mountain Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Snow Mountain Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Snow Mountain Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Capucin des Maoke ( Lonchura montana) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Capucin des Snow ( Lonchura montana) |
Clements 1st edition: Snow Mountain Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
Clements, version 2021: Snow Mountain Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
Clements, version 2022: Snow Mountain Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
Clements, version 2023: Snow Mountain Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
Clements, version 2024: Snow Mountain Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
Clements 3rd edition: Snow Mountain Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
Clements 4th edition: Snow Mountain Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Snow Mountain Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Snow Mountain Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Snow Mountain Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Snow Mountain Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Snow Mountain Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Snow Mountain Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Snow Mountain Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
Clements 6th edition: Snow Mountain Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Snow Mountain Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Snow Mountain Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Snow Mountain Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Snow Mountain Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Snow Mountain Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Snow Mountain Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Snow Mountain Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Snow Mountain Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
Clements, version 2015: Snow Mountain Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
Clements, version 2016: Snow Mountain Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
Clements, version 2017: Snow Mountain Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
Clements, version 2018: Snow Mountain Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
Clements, version 2019: Snow Mountain Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
eBird version 1.50: Snow Mountain Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
eBird version 1.52: Snow Mountain Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
eBird version 1.53: Snow Mountain Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
eBird version 1.54: Snow Mountain Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
eBird version 1.55: Snow Mountain Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
eBird version 2015: Snow Mountain Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
eBird version 2016: Snow Mountain Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
eBird version 2017: Snow Mountain Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
eBird version 2018: Snow Mountain Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
eBird version 2019: Snow Mountain Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
eBird version 2021: Snow Mountain Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
eBird version 2022: Snow Mountain Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
eBird version 2023: Snow Mountain Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
eBird version 2024: Snow Mountain Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Snow Mountain Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Snow Mountain Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Snow Mountain Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Snow Mountain Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Snow Mountain Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Snow Mountain Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Snow Mountain Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Snow Mountain Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Snow Mountain Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Snow Mountain Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Snow Mountain Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Snow Mountain Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Snow Mountain Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Snow Mountain Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Snow Mountain Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Snow Mountain Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Snow Mountain Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Snow Mountain Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Western Alpine Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Western Alpine Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Western Alpine Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Western Alpine Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Western Alpine Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Western Alpine Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Western Alpine Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Western Alpine Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Western Alpine Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Western Alpine Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Western Alpine Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Western Alpine Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Western Alpine Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Western Alpine Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Western Alpine Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Western Alpine Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Western Alpine Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Western Alpine Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Western Alpine Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Western Alpine Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Western Alpine Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Western Alpine Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Western Alpine Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Western Alpine Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Western Alpine Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Western Alpine Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Western Alpine Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Western Alpine Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Western Alpine Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Western Alpine Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Western Alpine Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Western Alpine Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Western Alpine Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Western Alpine Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Western Alpine Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Western Alpine Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Western Alpine Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Western Alpine Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Western Alpine Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Western Alpine Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Western Alpine Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Western Alpine Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Western Alpine Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Western Alpine Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Western Alpine Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Western Alpine Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Western Alpine Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Western Alpine Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Western Alpine Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Western Alpine Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Western Alpine Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Western Alpine Mannikin ( Lonchura montana) |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Lonchura montana |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Lonchura montana |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Lonchura montana |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Snow Mountain Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Snow Mountain Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Snow Mountain Munia ( Lonchura montana) |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Lonchura montana |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Lonchura montana |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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