Black-breasted mannikin

Black-breasted mannikin
Scientific classification
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 in 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. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.


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