Bronze Mannikin
Lonchura cucullata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyEstrildidae (Waxbills and Allies)
- GenusLonchura (Typical Munias and Mannikins)
- SpeciesLonchura cucullata (Bronze Mannikin)
Closest Relatives at Chobe National Park
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu
Uraeginthus angolensis
Red-billed Firefinch
Lagonosticta senegala
Green-winged Pytilia
Pytilia melba
Jameson's Firefinch
Lagonosticta rhodopareia
Violet-eared Waxbill
Uraeginthus granatinus
Black-faced Waxbill
Estrilda erythronotos
Brown Firefinch
Lagonosticta nitidula
Cut-throat
Amadina fasciata
Black-faced Quailfinch
Ortygospiza atricollis
Red-headed Finch
Amadina erythrocephala
Orangebreast
Amandava subflava
Orange-winged Pytilia
Pytilia afra
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Bronze Mannikin in Chobe National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Bronze Mannikin sighting in Chobe National Park, based on 13 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Bronze Mannikin in Chobe National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Bronze Mannikin in Chobe National Park in our monthly data.