Chestnut-breasted Munia*
Lonchura castaneothorax
(L 3.9")
Mareeba Wetlands
21Oct2016
In Australia, New Caledonia, Indonesia,
and Papua New Guinea...commonly
found in cane fields and cereal crops.
aka Chestnut-breasted Mannikin
© Marc Anderson
xeno-canto
© Wikipedia
 
Lonchura is Greek for spear-head,
referring to central tail feathers;
castaneothorax is Latin for
chestnut-colored thorax.