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 Masai Mara National Reserve
Bronze Mannikin
Lonchura cucullata
Purple Grenadier
Uraeginthus ianthinogaster
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
Uraeginthus bengalus
Black-faced Quailfinch
Ortygospiza atricollis
Red-billed Firefinch
Lagonosticta senegala
Black-faced Waxbill
Estrilda erythronotos
Green-winged Pytilia
Pytilia melba
Crimson-rumped Waxbill
Estrilda rhodopyga
Black-rumped Waxbill
Estrilda troglodytes
Blue-capped Cordonbleu
Uraeginthus cyanocephalus
Fawn-breasted Waxbill
Estrilda paludicola
African Firefinch
Lagonosticta rubricata
📅 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 Masai Mara National Reserve?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Black-and-white Mannikin sighting in Masai Mara National Reserve, based on 28 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-and-white Mannikin in Masai Mara National Reserve?
December has the highest sighting rate for Black-and-white Mannikin in Masai Mara National Reserve in our monthly data.