Genus

Typical Munias and Mannikins

Lonchura

19 species in our catalog · found in 120 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyEstrildidae (Waxbills and Allies)
GenusLonchura (Typical Munias and Mannikins)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Lonchura malacca

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Lonchura cucullata

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Lonchura punctulata

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Lonchura striata

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Lonchura fuscans

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Lonchura atricapilla

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Lonchura bicolor

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Lonchura castaneothorax

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Lonchura leucogastroides

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Lonchura maja

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Lonchura kelaarti

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Lonchura nigriceps

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Lonchura fringilloides

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Lonchura oryzivora

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Lonchura ferruginosa

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Lonchura molucca

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Lonchura leucogastra

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Lonchura tristissima

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Lonchura pallida

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Typical Munias and Mannikins

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	~60%
	Bronze Mannikin			~50%
	Black-and-white Mannikin			~30%
	Magpie Mannikin			~10%
2	Horton Plains National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	4	~60%
	Tricolored Munia			~50%
	Black-throated Munia			~10%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			~10%
	White-rumped Munia			<5%
3	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	3	~60%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			~30%
	White-rumped Munia			~30%
	Tricolored Munia			~20%
4	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	3	~60%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			~40%
	Tricolored Munia			~20%
	White-rumped Munia			~10%
5	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	~50%
	Bronze Mannikin			~40%
	Black-and-white Mannikin			~20%
	Magpie Mannikin			~10%
6	Sepilok	🇲🇾 Malaysia	4	~50%
	Chestnut Munia			~30%
	Dusky Munia			~20%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			~10%
	White-bellied Munia			<5%
7	Kerinci Seblat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	6	~50%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			~20%
	White-headed Munia			~20%
	White-rumped Munia			~10%
	Javan Munia			Insufficient data
	White-capped Munia			<5%
	Chestnut Munia			Insufficient data
8	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~50%
	Bronze Mannikin			~50%
	Black-and-white Mannikin			<5%
9	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~50%
	Black-and-white Mannikin			~30%
	Bronze Mannikin			~20%
	Brown-backed Munia			Insufficient data
10	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	6	~40%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			~20%
	Javan Munia			~20%
	White-headed Munia			~10%
	White-capped Munia			~10%
	White-bellied Munia			Insufficient data
	White-rumped Munia			Insufficient data
11	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	5	~40%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			~30%
	Java Sparrow			Insufficient data
	Javan Munia			~10%
	White-headed Munia			~10%
	Black-faced Munia			Insufficient data
12	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	4	~40%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			~40%
	Tricolored Munia			~10%
	White-rumped Munia			<5%
	Chestnut Munia			Insufficient data
13	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	4	~40%
	White-rumped Munia			~30%
	Black-throated Munia			~10%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			~10%
	Tricolored Munia			<5%
14	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2	~40%
	Bronze Mannikin			~30%
	Black-and-white Mannikin			~10%
15	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	3	~40%
	White-rumped Munia			~10%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			~10%
	Tricolored Munia			~10%
16	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	3	~30%
	Dusky Munia			~30%
	White-bellied Munia			<5%
	Chestnut Munia			<5%
17	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2	~30%
	Bronze Mannikin			~30%
	Black-and-white Mannikin			<5%
18	Gunung Leuser National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	5	~30%
	White-rumped Munia			~20%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			~10%
	White-headed Munia			<5%
	White-bellied Munia			Insufficient data
	Chestnut Munia			Insufficient data
19	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	2	~30%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			~30%
	Tricolored Munia			~10%
20	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	~30%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			~20%
	White-rumped Munia			~10%
	Tricolored Munia			<5%
21	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	4	~30%
	Black-throated Munia			~10%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			~10%
	White-rumped Munia			~10%
	Tricolored Munia			Insufficient data
22	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4	~30%
	Bronze Mannikin			~10%
	Brown-backed Munia			~10%
	Black-and-white Mannikin			~10%
	Magpie Mannikin			Insufficient data
23	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	~30%
	Bronze Mannikin			~20%
	Black-and-white Mannikin			<5%
	Magpie Mannikin			Insufficient data
24	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~30%
	Black-and-white Mannikin			~20%
	Bronze Mannikin			~10%
25	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	3	~30%
	Bronze Mannikin			~20%
	Black-and-white Mannikin			~10%
	Magpie Mannikin			<5%
26	Bako National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	2	~30%
	Dusky Munia			~30%
	Chestnut Munia			Insufficient data
27	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	5	~20%
	Dusky Munia			~10%
	Chestnut Munia			~10%
	White-bellied Munia			<5%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			<5%
	Java Sparrow			Insufficient data
28	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	~20%
	Bronze Mannikin			~20%
	Black-and-white Mannikin			<5%
	Magpie Mannikin			Insufficient data
29	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	~20%
	Bronze Mannikin			~20%
	Black-and-white Mannikin			<5%
30	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	~20%
	White-rumped Munia			~20%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			~10%
	Tricolored Munia			<5%
31	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~20%
	Chestnut-breasted Munia			~20%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			<5%
32	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	3	~20%
	Brown-backed Munia			Insufficient data
	Black-and-white Mannikin			~10%
	Bronze Mannikin			<5%
33	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	4	~20%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			~10%
	White-rumped Munia			~10%
	Tricolored Munia			<5%
	Black-throated Munia			Insufficient data
34	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	~20%
	Bronze Mannikin			~10%
	Black-and-white Mannikin			~10%
	Magpie Mannikin			<5%
35	Tangkoko Nature Reserve	🇮🇩 Indonesia	3	~20%
	Chestnut Munia			~10%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			~10%
	Black-faced Munia			<5%
36	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	2	~20%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			~20%
	Tricolored Munia			~10%
37	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2	~20%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			~10%
	White-rumped Munia			~10%
38	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~20%
	Bronze Mannikin			~20%
	Black-and-white Mannikin			<5%
39	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	4	~20%
	White-rumped Munia			~10%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			~10%
	Black-throated Munia			<5%
	Tricolored Munia			<5%
40	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~20%
	Bronze Mannikin			~10%
	Black-and-white Mannikin			Insufficient data
41	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~20%
	Bronze Mannikin			~20%
42	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~20%
	Bronze Mannikin			~10%
	Black-and-white Mannikin			~10%
43	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	~20%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			~10%
	White-rumped Munia			~10%
	Chestnut Munia			<5%
44	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	3	~20%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			~10%
	White-rumped Munia			~10%
	Chestnut Munia			<5%
45	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	3	~20%
	Bronze Mannikin			~10%
	Black-and-white Mannikin			<5%
	Magpie Mannikin			Insufficient data
46	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	3	~20%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			~10%
	White-rumped Munia			~10%
	Chestnut Munia			<5%
47	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	2	~20%
	White-rumped Munia			~10%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			<5%
48	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~10%
	Bronze Mannikin			~10%
	Black-and-white Mannikin			~10%
49	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	3	~10%
	White-rumped Munia			~10%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			<5%
	White-bellied Munia			<5%
50	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	2	~10%
	White-rumped Munia			~10%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			<5%
51	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~10%
	Bronze Mannikin			~10%
	Black-and-white Mannikin			~10%
52	Gir National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			~10%
53	Eravikulam National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Black-throated Munia			~10%
54	Khao Luang National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	3	~10%
	White-rumped Munia			~10%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			<5%
	White-bellied Munia			Insufficient data
55	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	3	~10%
	Dusky Munia			~10%
	Chestnut Munia			~10%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			<5%
56	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2	~10%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			~10%
	Streak-headed Munia			<5%
57	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	~10%
	Tricolored Munia			~10%
58	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	~10%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			~10%
	Tricolored Munia			<5%
	White-rumped Munia			<5%
59	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~10%
	White-rumped Munia			~10%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			<5%
60	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	~10%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			~10%
	White-rumped Munia			<5%
	Tricolored Munia			<5%
61	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2	~10%
	Bronze Mannikin			~10%
	Black-and-white Mannikin			<5%
62	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4	~10%
	Bronze Mannikin			~10%
	Brown-backed Munia			Insufficient data
	Black-and-white Mannikin			<5%
	Magpie Mannikin			Insufficient data
63	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	~10%
	Brown-backed Munia			Insufficient data
	Bronze Mannikin			Insufficient data
64	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Bronze Mannikin			~10%
65	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	~10%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			~10%
	Chestnut Munia			<5%
	White-rumped Munia			<5%
66	Langtang National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	3	~10%
	Tricolored Munia			Insufficient data
	Nutmeg Mannikin			Insufficient data
	White-rumped Munia			Insufficient data
67	Tanjung Puting National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2	~10%
	Dusky Munia			~10%
	Chestnut Munia			Insufficient data
68	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~10%
	Bronze Mannikin			~10%
69	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~10%
	Bronze Mannikin			~10%
	Black-and-white Mannikin			<5%
70	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~10%
	Bronze Mannikin			~10%
	Black-and-white Mannikin			Insufficient data
71	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~10%
	Black-and-white Mannikin			<5%
	Bronze Mannikin			<5%
72	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~10%
	Bronze Mannikin			~10%
	Black-and-white Mannikin			Insufficient data
73	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Chestnut-breasted Munia			~10%
74	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	3	~10%
	White-rumped Munia			<5%
	Chestnut Munia			<5%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			<5%
75	Khangchendzonga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	White-rumped Munia			~10%
76	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~10%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			~10%
	Tricolored Munia			Insufficient data
77	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	~10%
	Black-throated Munia			~10%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			<5%
	White-rumped Munia			Insufficient data
78	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	~10%
	White-rumped Munia			<5%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			<5%
	Tricolored Munia			<5%
79	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	~10%
	Bronze Mannikin			<5%
	Black-and-white Mannikin			<5%
80	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~10%
	Bronze Mannikin			<5%
	Black-and-white Mannikin			<5%
	Magpie Mannikin			Insufficient data
81	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~10%
	Magpie Mannikin			Insufficient data
	Bronze Mannikin			<5%
82	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~10%
	Bronze Mannikin			<5%
	Black-and-white Mannikin			Insufficient data
83	Komodo National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	3	<5%
	Black-faced Munia			<5%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			Insufficient data
	Pale-headed Munia			Insufficient data
84	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	<5%
	Bronze Mannikin			<5%
	Black-and-white Mannikin			Insufficient data
85	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Tricolored Munia			<5%
86	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	<5%
	Bronze Mannikin			<5%
	Black-and-white Mannikin			<5%
87	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	<5%
	Tricolored Munia			<5%
88	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Tricolored Munia			<5%
89	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Bronze Mannikin			<5%
90	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	<5%
	Bronze Mannikin			<5%
	Black-and-white Mannikin			Insufficient data
91	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	<5%
	Bronze Mannikin			Insufficient data
	Black-and-white Mannikin			Insufficient data
92	Taman Negara National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	4	<5%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			<5%
	White-rumped Munia			<5%
	White-bellied Munia			<5%
	White-headed Munia			<5%
93	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	<5%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			<5%
	Tricolored Munia			Insufficient data
94	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	<5%
	Bronze Mannikin			<5%
	Black-and-white Mannikin			Insufficient data
95	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			<5%
96	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			<5%
97	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	2	<5%
	White-rumped Munia			Insufficient data
	Nutmeg Mannikin			Insufficient data
98	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1	<5%
	Bronze Mannikin			Insufficient data
99	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1	<5%
	Black-and-white Mannikin			Insufficient data
100	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Chestnut-breasted Munia			<5%
101	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			<5%
	Tricolored Munia			Insufficient data
102	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	<5%
	Bronze Mannikin			<5%
103	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	<5%
	Bronze Mannikin			Insufficient data
104	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	<5%
	Bronze Mannikin			<5%
	Black-and-white Mannikin			Insufficient data
105	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Chestnut-breasted Munia			<5%
106	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Chestnut-breasted Munia			Insufficient data
107	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Bronze Mannikin			Insufficient data
108	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	1	<5%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			Insufficient data
109	Nitmiluk National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Chestnut-breasted Munia			Insufficient data
110	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	2	<5%
	Tricolored Munia			Insufficient data
	Nutmeg Mannikin			Insufficient data
111	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Chestnut-breasted Munia			<5%
112	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Tricolored Munia			Insufficient data
113	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Bronze Mannikin			Insufficient data
114	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Tricolored Munia			Insufficient data
115	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Tricolored Munia			<5%
116	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Tricolored Munia			Insufficient data
117	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			<5%
118	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	<5%
	Bronze Mannikin			Insufficient data
119	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Tricolored Munia			Insufficient data
120	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Tricolored Munia			Insufficient data