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Birdsong field guide

Black-breasted Munia

Lonchura teerinki

A small, stocky estrildid finch endemic to the New Guinea highlands, characterized by its deep black breast and intricate scalloped underparts.

What it sounds like

A thin, high-pitched metallic 'tseet' or 'peep', frequently repeated in flight.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Rec. Patrik Åberg · IndonesiaCC BY-NC-SA Xeno-canto

Field notes

It is primarily restricted to the Baliem Valley and surrounding central highlands of West Papua.
Unlike many lowland congeners, this species thrives at high altitudes between 1,100 and 2,300 meters.
It possesses a particularly heavy, silver-grey conical bill specialized for crushing tough grass seeds.
The species is highly gregarious, often forming large, nomadic flocks that move through agricultural landscapes.
Its nest is a typical munia structure: a large, globular mass of grass with a side entrance, often hidden in tall reeds.

Habitat

Mid-mountain grasslands, subalpine shrublands, and anthropogenic clearings like gardens or fallow rice fields.

Range

Central Highlands of western New Guinea (West Papua, Indonesia).

Similar & commonly confused birds

Alpine MuniaLonchura monticola Bismarck MuniaLonchura melaena Black MuniaLonchura stygia Black-faced MuniaLonchura molucca Black-throated MuniaLonchura kelaarti Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapilla Chestnut-breasted MuniaLonchura castaneothorax Dusky MuniaLonchura fuscans

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