Chestnut-breasted Mannikin

Lonchura castaneothorax - Capucin donacole

Systematics

Order
:
Passeriformes
Family
:
Estrildidés
Genus
:
Lonchura
Species
:
castaneothorax

Descriptor

Gould, 1837

Biometrics

Size
: 11 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: -

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Chestnut-breasted Mannikin (Lonchura castaneothorax) is a species of bird in the Estrildidae family.

Subspecific information 5 subspecies

Lonchura castaneothorax castaneothorax (n and e Australia)
Lonchura castaneothorax uropygialis (nw New Guinea)
Lonchura castaneothorax boschmai (w New Guinea)
Lonchura castaneothorax sharpii (n and ne New Guinea)
Lonchura castaneothorax ramsayi (se New Guinea and D'Entrecasteaux Arch.)

Foreign names

Capucin donacole,
Capuchino pechicastaño,
capuchinho-de-peito-castanho,
Braunbrustnonne,
barnamellű nádipinty,
Bruinborstrietvink,
Munia pettocastano,
brunbröstad munia,
Sivnonne,
mníška hnedoprsá,
panenka hnědoprsá,
Brunbrystet Sivfinke,
ruskorintamanikki,
maniquí de pit bru,
mniszka przepasana,
Каштановогрудая амадина,
Bondol dada-coklat,
シマコキン,
栗胸文鸟,
栗胸文鳥,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level ; Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land