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Bronze mannikin

Lonchura cucullata

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Description:

A small brownish estrildid finch, with brown back and wings, whitish below and striped on flanks. Darker brown head, neck and nape, with bi-colored seed-eater bill.

Habitat:

Common in savannahs and grasslands and forest edges in all sub-Saharan Africa. Here, seen on edges of protected savanna/woodlands of Mukuvisi, outskirts of Harare.

Reference Links:

Bronze mannikin - Wikipedia

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