Magpie mannikin
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| Magpie mannikin | |
|---|---|
| File:Magpie Mannikin 2.jpg | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Estrildidae |
| Genus: | Spermestes |
| Species: | S. fringilloides
|
| Binomial name | |
| Spermestes fringilloides (Lafresnaye, 1835)
| |
The magpie mannikin or magpie munia (Spermestes fringilloides) is a species of estrildid finch, sparsely present across Sub-Saharan Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 1,400,000 km2.
It is found in subtropical/ tropical (lowland) moist shrubland, forest and dry grassland habitat. The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern.
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
External links
[edit | edit source]- Magpie mannikin - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
Lua error in Module:Taxonbar at line 165: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
