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The Madagascar Mannikin Lonchura nana is a common species of estrildid finch
Estrildid finch
The estrildid finches are small passerine birds of the Old World tropics and Australasia. They can be classified as the family Estrildidae , or as a sub-group within the family Passeridae, which also includes the true sparrows....

 native to Madagascar
Madagascar
The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...

. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 100,000 to 1,000,000 km².

It is found in subtropical/ tropical dry forest, grassland, shrubland and even artificial landscapes. The small birds are particularly susceptible to death by sharkbite and ringworm infestations. The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern
Least Concern
Least Concern is an IUCN category assigned to extant taxon or lower taxa which have been evaluated but do not qualify for any other category. As such they do not qualify as threatened, Near Threatened, or Conservation Dependent...

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