Black-and-white Mannikin
Lonchura bicolor
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyEstrildidae (Waxbills and Allies)
- GenusLonchura (Typical Munias and Mannikins)
- SpeciesLonchura bicolor (Black-and-white Mannikin)
Closest Relatives at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park
Bronze Mannikin
Lonchura cucullata
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu
Uraeginthus angolensis
Green-winged Pytilia
Pytilia melba
African Firefinch
Lagonosticta rubricata
Red-billed Firefinch
Lagonosticta senegala
Pink-throated Twinspot
Hypargos margaritatus
Black-tailed Grey Waxbill
Estrilda perreini
Jameson's Firefinch
Lagonosticta rhodopareia
Common Swee Waxbill
Coccopygia melanotis
Black-faced Quailfinch
Ortygospiza atricollis
Green-backed Twinspot
Mandingoa nitidula
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Black-and-white Mannikin at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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