Chestnut-breasted nigrita

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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 km2.

Chestnut-breasted nigrita
Ankasa National Park, Ghana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Estrildidae
Genus: Nigrita
Species:
N. bicolor
Binomial name
Nigrita bicolor
(Hartlaub, 1844)

Habitat

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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

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Nigrita bicolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22719288A132126626. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22719288A132126626.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.