Species profile
Buff-bellied Mannikin
Lonchura melaena
Quick answer
Breeding regions are AU. Breeding subregions are New Britain and New Ireland (e Bismarck Arch.) and Buka I. (n Solomon Is.).
- Scientific name
- Lonchura melaena
- Family
- Estrildidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Lonchura
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Buff-bellied Mannikin in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Estrildidae
- Abyssinian Crimsonwing (Cryptospiza salvadorii)
- Abyssinian Waxbill (Estrilda ochrogaster)
- Aegintha ruficauda (Aegintha ruficauda)
- Aegintha temporalis (Aegintha temporalis)
- African Firefinch (Lagonosticta rubricata)
- African Quailfinch (Ortygospiza fuscocrissa)
- African Silverbill (Euodice cantans)
- Aidemosyne cantans (Aidemosyne cantans)