Waxbills (Estrildidae)
Streak-headed Mannikin (Lonchura tristissima) - HBW 15, p. 365
French: Capucin à tête rayée
German: Trauerbronzemännchen
Spanish: Capuchino Cabeciestriado
Other common names: Streak-headed Munia; White-spotted Mannikin (leucosticta)
Taxonomy: Munia tristissima Wallace, 1865, north-west New Guinea.
Has sometimes been placed in a monotypic genus, Mayrimunia, on basis of vocal characters. Recent study of mitochondrial phylogeny indicated that this species, and L. oryzivora and L. fuscata, comprise two clades that are basal to the other members of present genus. S race leucosticta sometimes treated as a separate species, but apparent hybrid with hypomelaena recorded in SW (R Noord area) and existence of an intermediate or hybrid population in SE (Ihu and upper R Purari E to Port Moresby) indicate that it intergrades with other races. SE race bigilalae<.. View all taxonomy...
Has sometimes been placed in a monotypic genus, Mayrimunia, on basis of vocal characters. Recent study of mitochondrial phylogeny indicated that this species, and L. oryzivora and L. fuscata, comprise two clades that are basal to the other members of present genus. S race leucosticta sometimes treated as a separate species, but apparent hybrid with hypomelaena recorded in SW (R Noord area) and existence of an intermediate or hybrid population in SE (Ihu and upper R Purari E to Port Moresby) indicate that it intergrades with other races. SE race bigilalae possibly a hybrid population; proposed race moresbyae (described from specimen thought to have come from Port Moresby area), apparently from same area as bigilalae, but without precise data on locality, date, collector or field observations. Further study needed. Five subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- tristissima ( Wallace, 1865) - NW New Guinea (Vogelkop Peninsula E to S shores of Geelvink Bay).
- hypomelaena Stresemann & Paludan, 1934 - W New Guinea from Weyland Mts area E to R Mamberamo and, in S, to R Noord.
- calaminoros ( Reichenow, 1916) - N New Guinea from region of R Mamberano E to Huon Gulf and Cape Nelson, including Karkar I, Long I and Umboi.
- tristissima ( Wallace, 1865) - NW New Guinea (Vogelkop Peninsula E to S shores of Geelvink Bay).
- hypomelaena Stresemann & Paludan, 1934 - W New Guinea from Weyland Mts area E to R Mamberamo and, in S, to R Noord.
- calaminoros ( Reichenow, 1916) - N New Guinea from region of R Mamberano E to Huon Gulf and Cape Nelson, including Karkar I, Long I and Umboi.
- leucosticta ( D'Albertis & Salvadori, 1879) - S New Guinea from R Noord E to Fly R and NW Gulf of Papua.
- bigilalae Restall, 1995 - SE New Guinea from SC Gulf Province E to Port Moresby.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird feeding on a tall grass stem. Locality Kiunga, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea (ssp leucosticta)
Keith Blomerley 29 August 2008 4 years ago 29 sec 2.7
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A perched bird.
Locality Nimbokrang Forest, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea
mehdhalaouate 8 September 2007 3 years ago 3
- No sound recordings available yet
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