Magpie mannikin
Species of bird
Magpie mannikin | |
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Conservation status | |
![]() Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
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.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Magpie_Mannikin_RWD2.jpg/220px-Magpie_Mannikin_RWD2.jpg)
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Spermestes fringilloides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22719801A132131410. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22719801A132131410.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- BirdLife Species Factsheet
External links
- Magpie mannikin - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
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