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 iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Brown-backed Munia
Lonchura nigriceps
Black-and-white Mannikin
Lonchura bicolor
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 Bronze Mannikin in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
About 14% of visitor-days record a Bronze Mannikin sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 203 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Bronze Mannikin in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Bronze Mannikin in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.