How big is a Chestnut-breasted Nigrita?

The Chestnut-breasted Nigrita is a tiny sized bird weighing about 11 g.

Where can you see a Chestnut-breasted Nigrita?

The Chestnut-breasted Nigrita occurs in 19 countries, including Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Uganda, Nigeria and Cameroon.

What birds look similar to a Chestnut-breasted Nigrita?

The Chestnut-breasted Nigrita is most easily confused with the White-breasted Nigrita, the Pale-fronted Nigrita and the Grey-headed Nigrita.

Is the Chestnut-breasted Nigrita endangered?

The Chestnut-breasted Nigrita is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Chestnut-breasted Nigrita

Nigrita bicolor

Munias, Parrotfinches, Waxbills, and Allies · Passeriformes · Rare

The Chestnut-breasted Nigrita (Nigrita bicolor) is a rare munias, parrotfinches, waxbills, and alli found in 19 countries, weighing about 11 g. The chestnut-breasted nigrita is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa.

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Chestnut-breasted Nigrita (Nigrita bicolor), photo 1 — Photo: Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Chestnut-breasted Nigrita (Nigrita bicolor), photo 2 — Photo: (c) Nathan Mesnildrey, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Chestnut-breasted Nigrita (Nigrita bicolor), photo 3 — Photo: (c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Chestnut-breasted Nigrita (Nigrita bicolor), photo 4 — Photo: (c) Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Chestnut-breasted Nigrita (Nigrita bicolor), photo 5 — Photo: (c) Matt Muir, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Chestnut-breasted Nigrita

The chestnut-breasted nigrita is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 3,000,000 km2.

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Where it lives

Ghana Côte d’Ivoire Uganda Nigeria Cameroon Liberia Congo - Kinshasa Sierra Leone Central African Republic Equatorial Guinea Gabon Guinea Congo - Brazzaville São Tomé & Príncipe Guinea-Bissau Angola Benin Senegal Togo

When to see it

Best months: January, February, March, April, May, July, August, October, November, December, with peak activity in November. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Chestnut-breasted Nigrita look like?: The chestnut-breasted nigrita is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa.
How big is a Chestnut-breasted Nigrita?: The Chestnut-breasted Nigrita is a tiny sized bird weighing about 11 g.
Where can you see a Chestnut-breasted Nigrita?: The Chestnut-breasted Nigrita occurs in 19 countries, including Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Uganda, Nigeria and Cameroon.
What birds look similar to a Chestnut-breasted Nigrita?: The Chestnut-breasted Nigrita is most easily confused with the White-breasted Nigrita, the Pale-fronted Nigrita and the Grey-headed Nigrita.
Is the Chestnut-breasted Nigrita endangered?: The Chestnut-breasted Nigrita is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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