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 Pilanesberg National Park
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu
Uraeginthus angolensis
Violet-eared Waxbill
Uraeginthus granatinus
Green-winged Pytilia
Pytilia melba
Red-billed Firefinch
Lagonosticta senegala
Jameson's Firefinch
Lagonosticta rhodopareia
Black-faced Waxbill
Estrilda erythronotos
African Firefinch
Lagonosticta rubricata
Red-headed Finch
Amadina erythrocephala
Cut-throat
Amadina fasciata
Orangebreast
Amandava subflava
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
📅 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 Pilanesberg National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Bronze Mannikin sighting in Pilanesberg National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Bronze Mannikin in Pilanesberg National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Bronze Mannikin in Pilanesberg National Park in our monthly data.