Overview
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The Pictorella Munia (Heteromunia pectoralis) is a species of in the family Estrildidae. It belongs to the monotypic genus Heteromunia. It is endemic to Australia.
Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. More common than previously believed, it is downlisted again from Near Threatened status - which was assigned in 1994 - to a species of Least Concern in the 2007 IUCN Red List.1]
Taxonomy
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The Genus Heteromunia is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 1 species and subspecies in the Genus Heteromunia: H. pectoralis (Pictorella Mannikin)
References
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- BirdLife International (2004). Heteromunia pectoralis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 26 July 2007.
- BirdLife International (2007a): [ 2006-2007 Red List status changes ]. Retrieved 2007-AUG-26.
- BirdLife International (2007b): Pictorella Munia - BirdLife Species Factsheet. Retrieved 2007-AUG-28.
Footnotes
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- ^ See BirdLife International (2007a,b).
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