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Species profile—Lonchura punctulata (nutmeg mannikin)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Estrildidae (weaver finches) → Lonchura punctulata (nutmeg mannikin)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Estrildidae (weaver finches)
Scientific name
Lonchura punctulata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common name
nutmeg mannikin
WildNet taxon ID
1367
Alternate name(s)
scaly-breasted munia
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Introduced
Pest status
Feral Animal
Species environment
Terrestrial

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1367.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022
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