Black-and-white Mannikin

Black-and-white Mannikin

Lonchura bicolor

Insufficient data
overall probability at Taï National Park
3 Verified records at Taï National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The black-and-white mannikin (Spermestes bicolor) also black-and-white munia or red-backed mannikin, is a species of estrildid finch, widely present throughout sub-Saharan Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 4,200,000 km2 (1,600,000 sq mi). It is found in moist savanna and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest habitat. The status of the species is evaluated as least concern. They are seedeaters, but are known to feed on algae. The black-and-white mannikin was formally described in 1843 by the British zoologist and collector Louis Fraser from a specimen collected near Cape Palmas in Liberia. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Taï National Park

Magpie Mannikin

Magpie Mannikin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lonchura fringilloides

Insufficient data
Gray-headed Negrofinch
LC

Gray-headed Negrofinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nigrita canicapillus

10–20% · With luck
Chestnut-breasted Negrofinch
LC

Chestnut-breasted Negrofinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nigrita bicolor

Insufficient data
Crimson Seedcracker
LC

Crimson Seedcracker

Bird

Pyrenestes sanguineus

Insufficient data
Orange-cheeked Waxbill
LC

Orange-cheeked Waxbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Estrilda melpoda

Insufficient data
Red-fronted Antpecker
NT

Red-fronted Antpecker

Bird

Parmoptila rubrifrons

Insufficient data
Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher
LC

Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Terpsiphone rufiventer

30–40% · Possible
Cassin's Flycatcher
LC

Cassin's Flycatcher

Bird

Muscicapa cassini

20–30% · Possible
Western Black-headed Oriole
LC

Western Black-headed Oriole

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oriolus brachyrynchus

20–30% · Possible
Little Greenbul
LC

Little Greenbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eurillas virens

20–30% · Possible
White-tailed Alethe
LC

White-tailed Alethe

Bird

Alethe diademata

20–30% · Possible
Collared Sunbird
LC

Collared Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hedydipna collaris

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Black-and-white Mannikin at Taï National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
2 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
3 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
4 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
5 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
5–10%
6 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
5–10%
7 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
8 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
5–10%
9 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
10 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
11 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
12 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
13 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
14 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
15 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
<5%
16 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
17 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
18 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
19 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
20 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
21 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
22 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
23 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
24 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
25 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
26 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
27 Taï National Park 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
Insufficient data
28 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
29 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
30 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
31 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
32 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
33 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
34 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
35 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
36 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
37 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
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