Lonchura castaneothorax
Chestnut-breasted Mannikin at Katherine South, NT
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| Lonchura castaneothorax | 14 Apr 2025 | Liam.m | ||
| Lonchura flaviprymna | 6 Apr 2025 | HelenCross |
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Juveniles
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Liam.m
wrote:
14 Apr 2025
I would say Chestnut-breasted Mannikin, but I’m not super familiar with young birds from these two species so happy to be corrected
HelenCross
wrote:
14 Apr 2025
Thanks Liam, they were also identifed as Chestnut-breasted Mannikins on the ABID Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BYSpATySD/
Location information
- Coordinates 132.258468-14.474593
- Altitude 119.4m
- Places Katherine South, NT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 5 Apr 2025 12:05 PM Recorded on
- HelenCross Recorded by
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Species information
- Lonchura castaneothorax Scientific name
- Chestnut-breasted Mannikin Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Non-local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 119.4m Recorded at altitude
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