Chestnut-breasted nigrita

The chestnut-breasted nigrita (Nigrita bicolor) is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 3,000,000 kmĀ².

Chestnut-breasted nigrita
specimen at Nairobi National Museum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Estrildidae
Genus: Nigrita
Species:
N. bicolor
Binomial name
Nigrita bicolor
(Hartlaub, 1844)

Habitat

The chestnut-breasted nigrita inhabits subtropical/ tropical (lowland) forest, mangrove and shrubland habitats of the African tropical rainforest.

The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Nigrita bicolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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