Chestnut-breasted nigrita

Chestnut-breasted nigrita
	Ankasa National Park, Ghana
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Estrildidae
Genus:	Nigrita
Species:	N. bicolor
Binomial name
	Nigrita bicolor; (Hartlaub, 1844)

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.

Habitat[edit]

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[edit]

^ 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.

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[iucn_status_12_November_2021-1] 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.

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