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)

  • 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)

Data Sources

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

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.