The buff-bellied mannikin (Lonchura melaena), also known as the sooty munia or Bismarck munia, is a species of estrildid finch found in New Britain and Buka Island. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 20,000 to 50,000 km2.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Estrildidae |
| Genus: | Lonchura |
| Species: | L. melaena
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| Lonchura melaena (Sclater, PL, 1880)
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It is found in subtropical and tropical dry grassland habitat. The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern.
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Lonchura melaena". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22719904A132133342. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22719904A132133342.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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