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 Kibale National Park
Black-and-white Mannikin
Lonchura bicolor
Magpie Mannikin
Lonchura fringilloides
Gray-headed Negrofinch
Nigrita canicapillus
White-breasted Negrofinch
Nigrita fusconotus
Black-crowned Waxbill
Estrilda nonnula
Red-headed Bluebill
Spermophaga ruficapilla
Red-billed Firefinch
Lagonosticta senegala
Bar-breasted Firefinch
Lagonosticta rufopicta
Black-bellied Seedcracker
Pyrenestes ostrinus
African Firefinch
Lagonosticta rubricata
White-collared Oliveback
Nesocharis ansorgei
Green-backed Twinspot
Mandingoa nitidula
📅 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 Kibale National Park?
About 46% of visitor-days record a Bronze Mannikin sighting in Kibale National Park, based on 890 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Bronze Mannikin in Kibale National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Bronze Mannikin in Kibale National Park in our monthly data.