Waxbills, Munias & Allies

Chestnut-breasted Mannikin

Lonchura castaneothorax

The Chestnut-breasted Mannikin (Lonchura castaneothorax) is a 14 g wetland bird that eats mostly seeds. It stays put all year.

Family

Waxbills, Munias & Allies

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

14 g

Habitat

Wetland

Diet

Plants and seeds

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

5

Photo: (c) Kerri-Lee Harris, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist