Black-throated munia

Black-throated munia
Lonchura kelaarti jerdoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Estrildidae
Genus: Lonchura
Species:
L. kelaarti
Binomial name
Lonchura kelaarti
(Jerdon, 1863)

The black-throated munia or Jerdon's mannikin (Lonchura kelaarti) is a small passerine bird. This estrildid finch is a resident breeding bird in the hills of southwest India, the Western Ghats, Eastern Ghats and Sri Lanka.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Lonchura kelaarti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22719818A132131997. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22719818A132131997.en.