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GrasslandDomed nestSmall · 15 g
ID tip
The pictorella mannikin is a grey-billed, buff-brown and grey finch with a distinctive white scaly breast and black face disc. Small white tips on its wing coverts "impart a jewel-like appearance". The bird has a maximum size of 120mm, with a wingspan of 56-63mm, a bill of 12-14mm and weighs between 13 and 15 grams.
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When to see the Pictorella Mannikin
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 8 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is June, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Pictorella Mannikin
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Pictorella Mannikin
The pictorella mannikin, pictorella munia, or pictorella finch is small brown and grey finch with a grey bill and distinctive scaly white breast plate which is endemic to northern Australia. It is a seed-eater found in pairs and small flocks in dry savannah and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
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Easily confused with
Pale-headed MuniaLonchura pallidaThe pale-headed munia is a small finch measuring approximately 10–11cm in length and weighing around 10–15g, with a striking white or pale buff head contrasting against a dark body.
Western BluebillSpermophaga haematinaThe western bluebill is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa.
Kandt's WaxbillEstrilda kandtiKandt's waxbill is a species of estrildid finch found in central Africa.
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