Species profile
Chestnut Mannikin
Lonchura malacca
Quick answer
Reserva Forestal Protectora Nacional | Distrito Regional de Manejo Integrado | Área Importante para la Conservación de las Aves| RAMSAR
- Scientific name
- Lonchura malacca
- Family
- Estrildidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Lonchura
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Chestnut Mannikin in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Estrildidae
- Abyssinian Crimsonwing (Cryptospiza salvadorii)
- Abyssinian Waxbill (Estrilda ochrogaster)
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- Aegintha temporalis (Aegintha temporalis)
- African Firefinch (Lagonosticta rubricata)
- African Quailfinch (Ortygospiza fuscocrissa)
- African Silverbill (Euodice cantans)
- Aidemosyne cantans (Aidemosyne cantans)