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Lonchura tristissima
Streak-headed Mannikin, Streak-headed Munia, White-spotted Mannikin
As recorded: Lonchura tristissima (Wallace, 1865)
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Passeriformes › Estrildidae
- Collected by
- H Clissold
- Collector number
- Collector Number: --
- Region
- Papua New Guinea
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Lonchura tristissima observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-08-27.
2024-08-27
Yame, Kec. Assue, Kabupaten Mappi, Papua, Indonesia
(c) Ahmad Yasin Chumaedi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-09-12
North Fly District, Western Province, Papua New Guinea
(c) Eric Carpenter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-08-01
Western Province, PG
(c) Richard Carlson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2018-11-18
Arfak Mountains Regency, West Papua, Indonesia
(c) Imam Taufiqurrahman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2017-07-24
Kiunga area, Papua New Guinea
(c) Jay Pruett, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2013-08-03
North Fly, Papua New Guinea
(c) markus lilje, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
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Cite this specimen
Lonchura tristissima. BPBM 28784. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37468695. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-ng/28784.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37468695 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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