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Chestnut-breasted Mannikin

Lonchura castaneothorax

Photo by Andrea Lim
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Description:

Length 10cm. Head grey, back and wings brown, dark brown band across chest, upper breast chestnut brown. Uncommon visitor to my yard.

Habitat:

Suburban backyard, in Palmerston NT

Reference Links:

Chestnut-breasted Mannikin - Lonchura castaneothorax - Overview, Chestnut-breasted Mannikin

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