Chestnut-breasted nigrita
Species of bird
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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.
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| Chestnut-breasted nigrita | |
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| Ankasa National Park, Ghana | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Estrildidae |
| Genus: | Nigrita |
| Species: | N. bicolor |
| Binomial name | |
| Nigrita bicolor (Hartlaub, 1844) | |
Habitat
The chestnut-breasted nigrita inhabits subtropical or tropical (lowland) forest, mangrove and shrubland habitats of the African tropical rainforest.
The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern.
