Lesser Seedcracker

Lesser Seedcracker

Taxobox
name = Lesser Seedcracker
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Passeriformes
familia = Estrildidae
genus = "Pyrenestes"
species = "P. minor"
binomial = "Pyrenestes minor"
binomial_authority = Shelley, 1894

The Lesser Seedcracker ("Pyrenestes minor") is a common species of estrildid finch found in sub-saharan Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 410,000 km².

It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

References

* [http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=8619&m=0 BirdLife Species Factsheet]


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