PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae

Lonchura castaneothorax  

Chestnut-breasted Mannikin (Lonchura castaneothorax)
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© Nikki Dunis 2009
Brisbane, QLD (Dec, 2009)

The look from the female mannikin in this picture could be read as 'What are you looking at? We weren't doing anything!'

Chestnut-breasted Mannikin (Lonchura castaneothorax)

Chestnut-breasted Mannikin

Chestnut-breasted Mannikin (Lonchura castaneothorax)

Chestnut-breasted Mannikin

Chestnut-breasted Mannikin (Lonchura castaneothorax)

Chestnut-breasted Mannikin

Chestnut-breasted Mannikin (Lonchura castaneothorax)

Chestnut-breasted Mannikin

Chestnut-breasted Mannikin (Lonchura castaneothorax)

Chestnut-breasted Mannikin

Chestnut-breasted Mannikin (Lonchura castaneothorax)

Chestnut-breasted Mannikin

Chestnut-breasted Mannikin (Lonchura castaneothorax)

Chestnut-breasted Mannikin

Chestnut-breasted Mannikin (Lonchura castaneothorax)

Chestnut-breasted Mannikin

Chestnut-breasted Mannikin (Lonchura castaneothorax)

Chestnut-breasted Mannikin

Chestnut-breasted Mannikin (Lonchura castaneothorax)

Chestnut-breasted Mannikin

Chestnut-breasted Mannikin (Lonchura castaneothorax)

Immature Chestnut-breasted Mannikins

Chestnut-breasted Mannikin (Lonchura castaneothorax)

Chestnut-breasted Mannikin

Chestnut-breasted Mannikin (Lonchura castaneothorax)

Chestnut-breasted Mannikin

Chestnut-breasted Mannikin (Lonchura castaneothorax)

Chestnut-breasted Mannikin