Red-backed mannikin
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Estrildidae |
| Genus: | Spermestes |
| Species: | S. nigriceps
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| Binomial name | |
| Spermestes nigriceps (Cassin, 1852)
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Spermestes nigriceps | |
The red-backed mannikin (Spermestes nigriceps), also known as the brown-backed mannikin or brown-backed munia, is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa.
Taxonomy[]
This taxon has been considered a subspecies of S. bicolor, the black-and-white mannikin.
Distribution and habitat[]
It occurs in Angola, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. It is found in moist savanna and subtropical/ tropical lowland moist forest habitat. The status of the species is evaluated as being of Least Concern.
Gallery[]
Adult, Malawi
Immature, KwaZulu-Natal
Immature, KwaZulu-Natal
Partially leucistic adult, KwaZulu-Natal
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Lonchura nigriceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ "Spermestes nigriceps". Avibase.
External links[]
- Red-backed mannikin - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
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