Lesser seedcracker

Lesser seedcracker
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Estrildidae
Genus: Pyrenestes
Species: P. minor
Binomial name
Pyrenestes minor
Shelley, 1894

The lesser seedcracker (Pyrenestes minor) is a common species of estrildid finch found in eastern Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 410,000 km2.

It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. The IUCN has classified the species as being of least concern.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Pyrenestes minor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.


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