Madagascar Mannikin
Lepidopygia nana(Pucheran, J, 1845)
English (US) Madagascar Mannikin
The Madagascar Mannikin (Lepidopygia nana) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Estrildidae (Munias, Parrotfinches, Waxbills, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: MadagascarRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Lepidopygia nana
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Madagascar Mannikin
- Described by
- (Pucheran, J, 1845)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Pyrrhula nana
- Described by
- (Pucheran, J, 1845)
- Type locality
- Madagascar.
- Original description
- Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne 8 p.52
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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