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{{short description|Species of bird}}

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| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = <ref name=IUCN"iucn status 12 November 2021">{{IUCNcite iucn |author=BirdLife International |iddate=227193892016 |title=''Pyrenestes minor'' |assessorvolume=BirdLife International2016 |assessor-linkpage=BirdLife Internationale.T22719389A94625359 |versiondoi=201310.22305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22719389A94625359.en |year=2012 |accessdateaccess-date=2612 November 20132021}}</ref>

| genus = Pyrenestes

| species = minor

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The '''lesser seedcracker''' or '''Nyasa seedcracker''',<ref name=Clement/> ('''''Pyrenestes minor''''') is a fairly common species of [[estrildid finch]] found in eastern [[Africa]]. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of {{convert|925000|km2|mi2|-3|abbr=on}}, and is found in [[Malawi]], [[Mozambique]], [[Tanzania]] and [[Zimbabwe]]. The [[International Union for Conservation of Nature]] has classified the species as being of [[Least-concern species|least concern]].

==Description==

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==Behaviour==

The lesser seedcracker is a mostly resident species, but is a partial [[Bird migration|migrant]] in eastern Zimbabwe. It usually forages in pairs low in the undergrowth, or sometimes on the ground, feeding on grass and other seeds, including [[rice]] and the large hard seeds of the bamboo ''[[Olyra latifolia]]''.<ref name=Clement/><ref name=hbwa/> Breeding takes place between December and March in Malawi and Zimbabwe, and between March and May in Mozambique.<ref name=hbwa>{{cite web |url=https://www.hbw.com/node/61119 |title=Lesser Seedcracker (''Pyrenestes minor''). |author=Payne, R. |date= |work=Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive |publisher=Lynx Edicions, Barcelona |accessdateaccess-date=16 July 2019}}</ref>

==Status==

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{{DEFAULTSORT:seedcracker, lesser}}

[[Category:Pyrenestes|lesser seedcracker]]

[[Category:Birds of East Africa]]

[[Category:Birds described in 1894|lesser seedcracker]]

[[Category:Birds of Southern Africa]]

[[Category:Taxa named by George Ernest Shelley|lesser seedcracker]]