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White-breasted nigrita
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Estrildidae
Genus:	Nigrita
Species:	N. fusconotus
Binomial name
	Nigrita fusconotus; Fraser, 1843
Synonyms
	Nigrita fusconota Sibley and Monroe, 1990, 1993;

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The white-breasted nigrita (Nigrita fusconotus) is a very small nigrita with a rather waxbill-like appearance, a black cap and tail contrast with a brown back and wings and white under parts. Both sexes are alike but the immature has the crown, rump and tail browner.

It is widespread throughout the African tropical rainforest. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 2,700,000 km².

The status of the species is evaluated by the IUCN as being of least concern.

References

^ BirdLife International (2018). "Nigrita fusconotus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22719278A132126348. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22719278A132126348.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

External links

BirdLife International species factsheet
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[iucn_status_12_November_2021-1] BirdLife International (2018). "Nigrita fusconotus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22719278A132126348. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22719278A132126348.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

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+{{short description|Species of bird}}
-{{Taxobox
+{{speciesbox
 | image = Nigrita fusconotus uropygialis 1869.jpg
 | status = LC
 | status_system = IUCN3.1
-| status_ref = <ref>{{IUCN|id=22719278 |title=''Nigrita fusconotus'' |assessor=BirdLife International |assessor-link=BirdLife International |version=2013.2 |year=2012 |accessdate=26 November 2013}}</ref>
+| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 12 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2018 |title=''Nigrita fusconotus'' |volume=2018 |page=e.T22719278A132126348 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22719278A132126348.en |access-date=12 November 2021}}</ref>]
-| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
+| genus = Nigrita
+| species = fusconotus
-| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
-| classis = [[bird|Aves]]
+| authority = [[Louis Fraser|Fraser]], 1843
+| synonyms = *''Nigrita fusconota'' <small>Sibley and Monroe,  1990, 1993</small>
-| ordo = [[Passeriformes]]
-| familia = [[Estrildidae]]
-| genus = ''[[Nigrita (bird)|Nigrita]]''
-| species = '''''N. fusconotus'''''
-| binomial = ''Nigrita fusconotus''
-| binomial_authority = [[Louis Fraser|Fraser]], 1843
 }}
+[[File:White-breasted Nigrita 112ND500 DSC0150.jpg|thumb|White-breasted Nigrita]]
+The '''white-breasted nigrita''' ('''''Nigrita fusconotus''''') is a very small nigrita with a rather waxbill-like appearance, a black cap and tail contrast with a brown back and wings and white under parts. Both sexes are alike but the immature has the crown, rump and tail browner.
-The '''white-breasted negrofinch''' (''Nigrita fusconotus'') is a very small negrofinch with a rather waxbill-like appearance, a black cap and tail contrast with thee brown back and wings and white under parts. Both sexes are alike but the immature has thee crown, rump and tail browner. It is a common species of [[estrildid finch]] found in [[Africa]]. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 2,700,000&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>.
+It is widespread throughout the [[Tropical forest|African tropical rainforest]]. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 2,700,000&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>.
+The status of the species is evaluated by the [[IUCN]] as being of [[least concern]].
-It lives in forest habitats, commonly found in [[Angola]], [[Benin]], [[Cameroon]], [[Central African Republic]], the [[Republic of Congo]], the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], [[Côte d'Ivoire]], [[Equatorial Guinea]], [[Gabon]], [[Ghana]], [[Guinea]], [[Kenya]], [[Liberia]], [[Mali]], [[Nigeria]], [[Rwanda]], [[Sierra Leone]], [[Tanzania]] and [[Uganda]]. The status of the species is evaluated by the [[IUCN]] as being of [[least concern]].
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 *[http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=8600&m=0 BirdLife International species factsheet]
 *[http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/resources/grzimek_birds/Estrilididae/Nigrita_fusconota.jpg/view.html Image] on the Animal Diversity Web
-Birds of East Africa
+{{Taxonbar|from=Q572702}}
-[[Category:Nigrita (bird)]]
-[[Category:Birds of Africa]]
-[[Category:Birds of Sub-Saharan Africa]]
+{{DEFAULTSORT:nigrita, white-breasted}}
+[[Category:Nigrita (bird)|white-breasted nigrita]]
+[[Category:Birds described in 1843|white-breasted nigrita]]
+[[Category:Taxa named by Louis Fraser|white-breasted nigrita]]
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