Snow Mountain Munia Lonchura montana

A small bird of alpine grasslands in western New Guinea. Adult has thick, silver bill, black face, brown back, yellow rump, barred sides and black under the tail. Seen in flocks in boggy grassland and often nests beside water. May have a slight altitudinal overlap with Black-breasted Munia, but Snow Mountain is normally found at higher elevations and has a pale brown chest and sides of the neck. Call, a high-pitch peeping.