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 Queen Elizabeth National Park
Black-and-white Mannikin
Lonchura bicolor
Magpie Mannikin
Lonchura fringilloides
Red-billed Firefinch
Lagonosticta senegala
African Firefinch
Lagonosticta rubricata
Crimson-rumped Waxbill
Estrilda rhodopyga
Fawn-breasted Waxbill
Estrilda paludicola
Gray-headed Negrofinch
Nigrita canicapillus
Black-faced Quailfinch
Ortygospiza atricollis
Green-winged Pytilia
Pytilia melba
Black-bellied Firefinch
Lagonosticta rara
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
Uraeginthus bengalus
Yellow-bellied Waxbill
Coccopygia quartinia
📅 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 Queen Elizabeth National Park?
About 24% of visitor-days record a Bronze Mannikin sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park, based on 335 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Bronze Mannikin in Queen Elizabeth National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Bronze Mannikin in Queen Elizabeth National Park in our monthly data.