Pictorella Mannikin
A species of Pictorella Mannikin, Also known as Pictorella Finch Scientific name : Heteromunia pectoralis Genus : Pictorella Mannikin
Pictorella Mannikin, A species of Pictorella Mannikin
Also known as:
Pictorella Finch
Botanical name: Heteromunia pectoralis
Genus: Pictorella Mannikin
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Description
The pictorella mannikin is a grey-billed, buff-brown and grey finch with a distinctive white scaly breast and black face disc. Small white tips on its wing coverts "impart a jewel-like appearance". The bird has a maximum size of 120mm, with a wingspan of 56-63mm, a bill of 12-14mm and weighs between 13 to 15 grams. 
Size
12 cm
Feeding Habits
Pictorella Mannikin's diet consists of seeds from grasses, weeds, rice, and specific plants like Echinochloa colonum. They also consume small arthropods and filamentous algae. Terrestrially foraging singly or in flocks, pictorella Mannikin feeds on both fallen seeds and standing seedheads, drinks rapidly, and utilizes morning dew.
Habitat
The pictorella Mannikin typically resides in a range of grass-dominated habitats including dry woodlands, open grassy areas, and swampy regions with long grasses. Its preference extends to marshlands featuring bulrushes and reeds, as well as cultivated landscapes such as rice fields. The species is adapted to interior dry regions and areas characterized by spinifex grasslands.
Dite type
Granivorous
General Info
Behavior
Pictorella mannikins forage on the ground in small flocks or pairs on seeding native grasses and sometimes take small invertebrates. Flocks aggregate around inland water sources particularly at the end of the dry season but disperse away from permanent water when rain falls.In northern Australia they often forage on recently burnt ground, open grassy woodland and fringes of wetland. They are relatively short tailed with an upright stance. Pictorella mannikin pairs mate for life and lay 4 to 6 white or bluish white eggs in a dome-shaped grass nest in long grass or low bush. In 2016 the pictorella mannikin's conservation status was listed Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List although the population is marked as decreasing. In 2007, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature downgraded its assessment of the species from Near Threatened (NT) to Least Concern (LC) after large flocks of this species were found at several locations. In the Northern Territory and Western Australia the bird's conservation status is listed as Near Threatened (NT) while in Queensland the conservation status listing is Least Concern (LC).
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Estrildid finches Genus
Pictorella Mannikin Species
Pictorella Mannikin 
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