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Chestnut-breasted Mannikin  Chestnut-breasted Mannikin,Lonchura castaneothorax Click/tap to enlarge Species intro

Chestnut-breasted Mannikin

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  1. What an awesome bird, well designed so to speak. Posted 11 years ago

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The Chestnut-breasted Mannikin also known as the Chestnut-breasted Munia or Bully Bird , is a small brown-backed munia with a black face and greyish crown and nape. It has a broad ferruginous breast bar above a white belly. The species is found in Australia, New Caledonia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. This species is also introduced to French Polynesia and France.

Similar species: Perching Birds
Species identified by Graeme Ruck
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By Graeme Ruck

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Uploaded Nov 2, 2013. Captured Oct 20, 2013 10:39.
  • Canon EOS 1000D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/166s
  • ISO800
  • 300mm