Chestnut-breasted Mannikin
Lonchura castaneothorax
IUCN: Least Concern
Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Estrildidae
- Genus
- Lonchura
- eBird Code
- chbmun1
Vocalizations
Bethlea Bell · CC0_1_0
Subspecies (5)
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Lonchura castaneothorax boschmai
western New Guinea (Wissel Lakes region)
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Lonchura castaneothorax castaneothorax
northern and eastern Australia (Kimberley region, northern Western Australia, to central New South Wales)
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Lonchura castaneothorax ramsayi
southeastern New Guinea, including D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago (off southeastern New Guinea)
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Lonchura castaneothorax sharpii
New Guinea (Astrolabe Bay to Humboldt Bay and upper Watut River)
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Lonchura castaneothorax uropygialis
northwestern New Guinea (Cenderawasih Bay environs)
Data Sources
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.