Lesser Seedcracker
Pyrenestes minorShelley, GE, 1894
English (US) Lesser Seedcracker
The Lesser Seedcracker (Pyrenestes minor) 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: eastern Tanzania to southern Malawi, eastern Zimbabwe, and northern MozambiqueRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Pyrenestes minor
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Lesser Seedcracker
- Described by
- Shelley, GE, 1894
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Shelley, GE, 1894
- Type locality
- Zomba, Nyasaland.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.6, vol.6, no.21 p.20
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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