Magpie Mannikin
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Order: Passeriformes
Family: Estrildidae

[Photo] Capucin pie - Lonchura fringilloides - Magpie Mannikin. Author: Frederick William Frohawk (1861-1946). Source: www.oiseaux.net/photos/william.frohawk/capucin.pie.1.html

The Magpie Mannikin or Magpie Munia Lonchura fringilloides is a species of estrildid finch found in southern and central Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 1,400,000 km².

It is found in subtropical/ tropical (lowland) moist shrubland, forest and dry grassland habitat. The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

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