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 iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Bronze Mannikin
Lonchura cucullata
Brown-backed Munia
Lonchura nigriceps
Magpie Mannikin
Lonchura fringilloides
Black-tailed Grey Waxbill
Estrilda perreini
Pink-throated Twinspot
Hypargos margaritatus
Green-backed Twinspot
Mandingoa nitidula
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu
Uraeginthus angolensis
Jameson's Firefinch
Lagonosticta rhodopareia
Green-winged Pytilia
Pytilia melba
African Firefinch
Lagonosticta rubricata
Orangebreast
Amandava subflava
Common Swee Waxbill
Coccopygia melanotis
📅 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 Black-and-white Mannikin in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Black-and-white Mannikin sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 65 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-and-white Mannikin in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Black-and-white Mannikin in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.