Brown-backed Munia

Brown-backed Munia

Lonchura nigriceps

0–10% · With luck
overall probability at iSimangaliso Wetland Park

Closest Relatives at iSimangaliso Wetland Park

Bronze Mannikin

Bronze Mannikin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lonchura cucullata

10–20% · With luck
Black-and-white Mannikin

Black-and-white Mannikin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lonchura bicolor

0–10% · Rare
Magpie Mannikin

Magpie Mannikin

Bird

Lonchura fringilloides

Insufficient data
Black-tailed Grey Waxbill

Black-tailed Grey Waxbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Estrilda perreini

10–20% · Possible
Pink-throated Twinspot
LC

Pink-throated Twinspot

Bird

Hypargos margaritatus

10–20% · With luck
Green-backed Twinspot
LC

Green-backed Twinspot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mandingoa nitidula

0–10% · With luck
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu
LC

Blue-breasted Cordonbleu

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Uraeginthus angolensis

<5% · Rare
Jameson's Firefinch
LC

Jameson's Firefinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lagonosticta rhodopareia

<5% · Rare
Green-winged Pytilia
LC

Green-winged Pytilia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pytilia melba

<5% · Rare
African Firefinch
LC

African Firefinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lagonosticta rubricata

Insufficient data
Orangebreast
LC

Orangebreast

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Amandava subflava

Insufficient data
Common Swee Waxbill
LC

Common Swee Waxbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coccopygia melanotis

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
0–10
Feb
<5
Mar
0–10
Apr
0–10
May
10–20
Jun
<5
Jul
10–20
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
0–10
Nov
10–20
Dec

🕐 When They’re Spotted

🕐

Daily activity pattern needs at least 5 timestamped observations in GBIF. Not enough data yet for this species globally.

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 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
2 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
3 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Brown-backed Munia in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?

About 8% of visitor-days record a Brown-backed Munia sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Brown-backed Munia in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Brown-backed Munia in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.

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