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.
and Papua New Guinea...commonly
found in cane fields and cereal crops.
aka Chestnut-breasted Mannikin
© Marc
Anderson
Anderson
xeno-canto
© Wikipedia
Lonchura is Greek for spear-head,
referring to central tail feathers;
castaneothorax is Latin for
chestnut-colored thorax.
referring to central tail feathers;
castaneothorax is Latin for
chestnut-colored thorax.