Pictorella mannikin

Pictorella mannikin
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Estrildidae
Genus:Heteromunia
Mathews, 1913
Species: H. pectoralis
Binomial name
Heteromunia pectoralis
(Gould, 1841)

The pictorella mannikin or pictorella munia (Heteromunia pectoralis) is a species of bird in the family Estrildidae. It belongs to the monotypic genus Heteromunia.[2] It is endemic to northern Australia, where its natural habitats are dry savannah and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.[1] In 2007, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature downgraded its assessment of the species from near threatened to least concern after large flocks of this species were found at several locations.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 BirdLife International (2012). "Heteromunia pectoralis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. ↑ "ITIS Report: Heteromunia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "BirdLife Fact Sheet: Pictorella Munia Heteromunia pectoralis". BirdLife International. Retrieved 10 August 2014.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.