Passeriformes / Estrildidae / Lonchura

Chestnut-breasted Mannikin

Lonchura castaneothorax

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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Lonchura castaneothorax boschmai

western New Guinea (Wissel Lakes region)
Lonchura castaneothorax castaneothorax

northern and eastern Australia (Kimberley region, northern Western Australia, to central New South Wales)
Lonchura castaneothorax ramsayi

southeastern New Guinea, including D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago (off southeastern New Guinea)
Lonchura castaneothorax sharpii

New Guinea (Astrolabe Bay to Humboldt Bay and upper Watut River)
Lonchura castaneothorax uropygialis

northwestern New Guinea (Cenderawasih Bay environs)

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.