BirdUp · Species
Chestnut-breasted Mannikin
Lonchura castaneothorax(Gould, 1837)
Native
- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Estrildidae
- Genus
- Lonchura
- Commonness
- Very common
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The chestnut-breasted mannikin, also known as the chestnut-breasted munia or bully bird, is a small brown-backed munia with a black face and greyish crown and nape. It has a broad ferruginous breast bar above a white belly. The species' natural range includes Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. It has also been introduced to French Polynesia and New Caledonia.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- New Guinea and north-west to south-east Australia
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
5 photos
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