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 Semuliki National Park
Black-and-white Mannikin
Lonchura bicolor
Magpie Mannikin
Lonchura fringilloides
Chestnut-breasted Negrofinch
Nigrita bicolor
Gray-headed Negrofinch
Nigrita canicapillus
Orange-cheeked Waxbill
Estrilda melpoda
White-breasted Negrofinch
Nigrita fusconotus
Red-headed Bluebill
Spermophaga ruficapilla
Black-crowned Waxbill
Estrilda nonnula
Grant's Bluebill
Spermophaga poliogenys
Black-bellied Seedcracker
Pyrenestes ostrinus
Fawn-breasted Waxbill
Estrilda paludicola
Pale-fronted Negrofinch
Nigrita luteifrons
📅 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 Semuliki National Park?
About 40% of visitor-days record a Bronze Mannikin sighting in Semuliki National Park, based on 151 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Bronze Mannikin in Semuliki National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Bronze Mannikin in Semuliki National Park in our monthly data.