Black-breasted mannikin

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Black-breasted mannikin
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.AVES.52011 1 - Lonchura teerinki teerinki Rand, 1940 - Estrildidae - bird skin specimen.jpeg

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Estrildidae
Genus: Lonchura
Species:
L. teerinki
Binomial name
Lonchura teerinki
Rand, 1940

The black-breasted mannikin or black-breasted munia (Lonchura teerinki) is a species of estrildid finch endemic to West Papua, Indonesia. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 20,000 to 50,000 km². It is found in subtropical/ tropical lowland dry shrubland and high altitude grassland habitat. The status of the species is Least Concern.

References[]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Lonchura teerinki". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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