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 Nyungwe National Park
Bronze Mannikin
Lonchura cucullata
Black-crowned Waxbill
Estrilda nonnula
Dusky Crimson-wing
Cryptospiza jacksoni
Kandt's Waxbill
Estrilda kandti
Yellow-bellied Waxbill
Coccopygia quartinia
Gray-headed Negrofinch
Nigrita canicapillus
Fawn-breasted Waxbill
Estrilda paludicola
Red-billed Firefinch
Lagonosticta senegala
Red-faced Crimson-wing
Cryptospiza reichenovii
White-breasted Negrofinch
Nigrita fusconotus
African Firefinch
Lagonosticta rubricata
Abyssinian Crimson-wing
Cryptospiza salvadorii
📅 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 Nyungwe National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Black-and-white Mannikin sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 24 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-and-white Mannikin in Nyungwe National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Black-and-white Mannikin in Nyungwe National Park in our monthly data.