Magpie mannikin

Magpie mannikin
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Estrildidae
Genus:	Spermestes
Species:	S. fringilloides
Binomial name
	Spermestes fringilloides; (Lafresnaye, 1835)

The magpie mannikin or magpie munia (Spermestes fringilloides) is a species of estrildid finch, sparsely present across Sub-Saharan 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.

References

^ BirdLife International (2018). "Spermestes fringilloides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22719801A132131410. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22719801A132131410.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

BirdLife Species Factsheet

External links

Magpie mannikin - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.

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[iucn_status_12_November_2021-1] BirdLife International (2018). "Spermestes fringilloides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22719801A132131410. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22719801A132131410.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

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