About the Chestnut-breasted Mannikin
The chestnut-breasted mannikin, also known as the chestnut-breasted munia or bully bird, is a small brown-backed munia with a black face and greyish crown and nape. It has a broad ferruginous breast bar above a white belly. The species' natural range includes Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. It has also been introduced to French Polynesia and New Caledonia.
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in January · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Tricolored MuniaLonchura malaccaThe tricoloured munia is an estrildid finch, native to Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and southern China.
Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaSmall, sexes alike, races differ slightly in intensity of colour.
Black-throated MuniaLonchura kelaartiThe black-throated munia or Jerdon's mannikin is a small passerine bird.
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