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 South Luangwa National Park
Black-and-white Mannikin
Lonchura bicolor
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu
Uraeginthus angolensis
Red-billed Firefinch
Lagonosticta senegala
Green-winged Pytilia
Pytilia melba
Jameson's Firefinch
Lagonosticta rhodopareia
Peters's Twinspot
Hypargos niveoguttatus
Fawn-breasted Waxbill
Estrilda paludicola
African Firefinch
Lagonosticta rubricata
Locustfinch
Paludipasser locustella
Orange-winged Pytilia
Pytilia afra
Orangebreast
Amandava subflava
Cut-throat
Amadina fasciata
📅 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 South Luangwa National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Bronze Mannikin sighting in South Luangwa National Park, based on 28 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Bronze Mannikin in South Luangwa National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Bronze Mannikin in South Luangwa National Park in our monthly data.