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Pictorella Mannikin
Heteromunia pectoralis(Gould, 1841)
Endemic
- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Estrildidae
- Genus
- Heteromunia
- Commonness
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The pictorella mannikin, pictorella munia, or pictorella finch is small brown and grey finch with a grey bill and distinctive scaly white breast plate which is endemic to northern Australia. It is a seed-eater found in pairs and small flocks in dry savannah and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- North WA to east-central QLD (north 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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