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Photo by nkgray
Location: N'Zerekore, southeastern Guinea
13 September, 2009

Alternative name: Magpie Munia

Spermestes fringilloides

Identification

Distribution

Southern and central Africa.

Taxonomy

This species has two subspecies, fringilloides and pica; however, pica is not recognized by all authorities.

Magpie Mannikin is sometimes placed in the genus Lonchura.

Habitat

Subtropical and tropical (lowland) moist shrubland, forest and dry grassland habitat.

Behaviour

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