Family
Ploceidae
Habits
Diurnal, Bunch into tightflying packs,flocks of up to several hundred birds.
Habitat
Coastal Grassland, Reed-beds; cane-fields and grasslands; coastal; mangroves.
Breeding
July to December; sometimes as late as April, 4 to 8; white. Incubation 12-13 days by both sexes and fledge in 21-22 days. Breed in dense colonies with the small nests only a few mtrs apart.Both sexes sharing all duties.
Parks
Kakadu National Park
Diet
Herbivore, Seeds of grasses; sorghum cultivated crops.
Details
| Common Name: |
Chestnut-breasted Mannikin |
Scientific Name: |
Lonchura castaneothorax |
| Sub Order: |
Unavailable |
Order: |
Passeriformes |
| Class: |
Aves |
Category: |
Native |
| Status: |
Least Concern |
Size: |
110-115 mm. |
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