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Chestnut-Breasted Mannikin (Bruinborstrietvink)




Chestnut-Breasted Mannikin - Lonchura castaneothorax - Bruinborstrietvink
New Guinea, North- and East-Australia.

The following 5 subspecies are being recognized:
Lonchura castaneothorax uropygialis - Northwest-New Guinea;
Lonchura castaneothorax boschmai - West-New Guinea;
Lonchura castaneothorax sharpii - North- and Northeast-New Guinea;
Lonchura castaneothorax ramsayi - Southeast-New Guinea and D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago;
Lonchura castaneothorax castaneothorax - North- and East-Australia.

There are also Nature Photo's available of this species.


Chestnut-Breasted MannikinLonchura castaneothorax ssp.
Chestnut-Breasted Mannikin
Lonchura castaneothorax ssp.
Chestnut-Breasted MannikinLonchura castaneothorax ssp.
Chestnut-Breasted Mannikin
Lonchura castaneothorax ssp.