Lonchura castaneothorax
(Chestnut-breasted mannikin)
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FAMILY |
Passeridae |
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Species |
Lonchura castaneothorax |
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Common name |
Chestnut-breasted mannikin |
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Main colour |
Brown |
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Distinctive feature |
Black chin and breast chestnut, size 10 cm |
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Campus |
Townsville |
Description
This brown bird has a yellow-brown rump and tail. The chestnut-coloured breast is divided from the white abdomen by a black bar, then there is black again under the tail. Legs and feet grey, eyes black, bill grey. Another grass-seed eating bird.
