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Historical bird plate: Chestnut-breasted Mannikin

Multi-species plate · Broinowski · 1890-1891

Four birds identified on this plate

Chestnut-breasted Mannikin · Painted Finch · Pictorella Mannikin · Yellow-rumped Mannikin

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Plate XXVIII, Donaco: Munia Hodgson & Hieracium sect & Sona Pritykina

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01Chestnut-breasted Mannikin
Donacola castaneothoraxLonchura castaneothoraxShow this identification
Several species on one plate

This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.

Name recorded with the plateDonacola castaneothoraxChestnut-breasted Finch
Name used todayLonchura castaneothoraxChestnut-breasted Mannikin

What connects the names

The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.

High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.

The bird today

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02Painted Finch
Embleina pictaEmblema pictumShow this identification
Several species on one plate

This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.

Name recorded with the plateEmbleina pictaPainted Finch
Name used todayEmblema pictumPainted Finch

What connects the names

The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.

High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.

The bird today

Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.

03Pictorella Mannikin
Donacola pectoralisHeteromunia pectoralisShow this identification
Several species on one plate

This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.

Name recorded with the plateDonacola pectoralisWhite-breasted Finch
Name used todayHeteromunia pectoralisPictorella Mannikin

What connects the names

The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.

High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.

The bird today

Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.

04Yellow-rumped Mannikin
Munia flaviprymnaLonchura flaviprymnaShow this identification
Several species on one plate

This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.

Name recorded with the plateMunia flaviprymnaYellow-rumped Finch
Name used todayLonchura flaviprymnaYellow-rumped Mannikin

What connects the names

The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.

High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.

The bird today

Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.

Publication
The Birds of Australia, Volume 4
Plate
43
Creator
Gracius J. Broinowski
Holding institution
Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Ernst Mayr Library
Taxonomic authority
AviList 2025
Rights
Public domain. The BHL considers that this work is no longer under copyright protection.