Bronze Mannikin

Bronze Mannikin

Lonchura cucullata

40–50% · Possible
overall probability at Semuliki National Park
151 Verified records at Semuliki National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The bronze mannikin or bronze munia (Spermestes cucullata) is a small passerine (i.e. perching) bird of the Afrotropics. This very social estrildid finch is an uncommon to locally abundant bird in much of Africa south of the Sahara Desert, where it is resident, nomadic or irruptive in mesic savanna or forest margin habitats. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 23,600,000 km2 (9,100,000 sq mi). It is the smallest and most widespread of four munia species on the African mainland, the other being black-and-white, red-backed and magpie mannikin. It co-occurs with the Madagascar mannikin on the Comoro Islands, and was introduced to Puerto Rico. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Bronze Mannikin sighting in Semuliki National Park, based on 151 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Semuliki National Park

Black-and-white Mannikin

Black-and-white Mannikin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lonchura bicolor

10–20% · With luck
Magpie Mannikin

Magpie Mannikin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lonchura fringilloides

5–10% · Rare
Chestnut-breasted Negrofinch
LC

Chestnut-breasted Negrofinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nigrita bicolor

30–40% · Possible
Gray-headed Negrofinch
LC

Gray-headed Negrofinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nigrita canicapillus

30–40% · Possible
Orange-cheeked Waxbill
LC

Orange-cheeked Waxbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Estrilda melpoda

20–30% · Possible
White-breasted Negrofinch
LC

White-breasted Negrofinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nigrita fusconotus

20–30% · Possible
Red-headed Bluebill
LC

Red-headed Bluebill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Spermophaga ruficapilla

10–20% · With luck
Black-crowned Waxbill
LC

Black-crowned Waxbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Estrilda nonnula

10–20% · With luck
🐦 No photo available
LC

Grant's Bluebill

Bird

Spermophaga poliogenys

10–20% · With luck
Black-bellied Seedcracker
LC

Black-bellied Seedcracker

Bird

Pyrenestes ostrinus

5–10% · With luck
Fawn-breasted Waxbill
LC

Fawn-breasted Waxbill

Bird

Estrilda paludicola

5–10% · With luck
Pale-fronted Negrofinch
LC

Pale-fronted Negrofinch

Bird

Nigrita luteifrons

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
20–30
Feb
40–50
Mar
40–50
Apr
40–50
May
30–40
Jun
40–50
Jul
60–70
Aug
30–40
Sep
50–60
Oct
10–20
Nov
30–40
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
2 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
40–50%
3 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
40–50%
4 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
30–40%
5 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
20–30%
6 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
7 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
8 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
9 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
20–30%
10 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
11 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
12 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
13 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
14 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
15 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
16 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
17 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
10–20%
18 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
19 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
20 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
21 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
5–10%
22 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
23 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
24 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
25 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
26 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
27 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
28 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
29 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
<5%
30 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
31 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
32 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
33 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
34 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
35 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
36 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
37 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
38 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
39 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
40 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
41 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
42 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
Insufficient data
43 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
44 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
45 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
46 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
47 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Bronze Mannikin in Semuliki National Park?

About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Bronze Mannikin sighting in Semuliki National Park, based on 151 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Bronze Mannikin in Semuliki National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Bronze Mannikin in Semuliki National Park in our monthly data.

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