Genus

Typical Munias and Mannikins

Lonchura

20 species in our catalog · found in 103 parks

Species in this group

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

Lonchura malacca

Lonchura cucullata

Lonchura teerinki

Lonchura punctulata

Lonchura striata

Lonchura fuscans

Lonchura bicolor

Lonchura castaneothorax

10–20% · Possible

Lonchura maja

10–20% · Possible

Lonchura kelaarti

10–20% · With luck

Lonchura fringilloides

10–20% · With luck

Lonchura atricapilla

10–20% · With luck

Lonchura nigriceps

Insufficient data

Lonchura leucogastroides

Lonchura oryzivora

Lonchura montana

Lonchura spectabilis

Lonchura leucogastra

Lonchura ferruginosa

Lonchura molucca

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

10–20

Jan

10–20

Feb

10–20

Mar

10–20

Apr

20–30

May

10–20

Jun

20–30

Jul

20–30

Aug

20–30

Sep

20–30

Oct

20–30

Nov

20–30

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	P(≥1)
1	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	60–70%
	Bronze Mannikin			40–50%
	Black-and-white Mannikin			20–30%
	Magpie Mannikin			10–20%
2	Horton Plains National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	4	60–70%
	Tricolored Munia			50–60%
	Black-throated Munia			0–10%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			0–10%
	White-rumped Munia			<5%
3	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	3	50–60%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			30–40%
	White-rumped Munia			30–40%
	Tricolored Munia			10–20%
4	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	3	50–60%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			40–50%
	Tricolored Munia			10–20%
	White-rumped Munia			10–20%
5	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	50–60%
	Bronze Mannikin			40–50%
	Black-and-white Mannikin			10–20%
	Magpie Mannikin			0–10%
6	Lorentz National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	4	50–60%
	Black-breasted Munia			40–50%
	Snow Mountain Munia			0–10%
	Hooded Munia			0–10%
	Chestnut-breasted Munia			Insufficient data
7	Kerinci Seblat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	6	40–50%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			20–30%
	White-headed Munia			10–20%
	White-rumped Munia			10–20%
	Javan Munia			Insufficient data
	White-capped Munia			<5%
	Chestnut Munia			Insufficient data
8	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	40–50%
	Bronze Mannikin			40–50%
	Black-and-white Mannikin			<5%
9	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	5	40–50%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			30–40%
	Java Sparrow			Insufficient data
	Javan Munia			0–10%
	White-headed Munia			0–10%
	Black-faced Munia			Insufficient data
10	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	4	40–50%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			30–40%
	Tricolored Munia			0–10%
	White-rumped Munia			<5%
	Chestnut Munia			Insufficient data
11	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	4	40–50%
	White-rumped Munia			20–30%
	Black-throated Munia			10–20%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			10–20%
	Tricolored Munia			<5%
12	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2	30–40%
	Bronze Mannikin			30–40%
	Black-and-white Mannikin			0–10%
13	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	3	30–40%
	White-rumped Munia			10–20%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			10–20%
	Tricolored Munia			10–20%
14	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	3	30–40%
	Dusky Munia			30–40%
	White-bellied Munia			<5%
	Chestnut Munia			<5%
15	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2	30–40%
	Bronze Mannikin			20–30%
	Black-and-white Mannikin			<5%
16	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	2	20–30%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			20–30%
	Tricolored Munia			0–10%
17	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	20–30%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			20–30%
	White-rumped Munia			0–10%
	Tricolored Munia			<5%
18	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	4	20–30%
	Black-throated Munia			10–20%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			10–20%
	White-rumped Munia			0–10%
	Tricolored Munia			Insufficient data
19	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4	20–30%
	Bronze Mannikin			10–20%
	Brown-backed Munia			0–10%
	Black-and-white Mannikin			0–10%
	Magpie Mannikin			Insufficient data
20	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	20–30%
	Bronze Mannikin			20–30%
	Black-and-white Mannikin			<5%
	Magpie Mannikin			Insufficient data
21	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	20–30%
	Black-and-white Mannikin			10–20%
	Bronze Mannikin			10–20%
22	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	5	20–30%
	Dusky Munia			10–20%
	Chestnut Munia			10–20%
	White-bellied Munia			<5%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			<5%
	Java Sparrow			Insufficient data
23	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	20–30%
	Bronze Mannikin			20–30%
	Black-and-white Mannikin			<5%
	Magpie Mannikin			Insufficient data
24	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	20–30%
	Bronze Mannikin			20–30%
	Black-and-white Mannikin			<5%
25	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	20–30%
	White-rumped Munia			10–20%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			0–10%
	Tricolored Munia			<5%
26	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	6	20–30%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			10–20%
	Javan Munia			0–10%
	White-headed Munia			<5%
	White-capped Munia			<5%
	White-bellied Munia			Insufficient data
	White-rumped Munia			Insufficient data
27	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	20–30%
	Chestnut-breasted Munia			10–20%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			<5%
28	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	3	20–30%
	Brown-backed Munia			Insufficient data
	Black-and-white Mannikin			0–10%
	Bronze Mannikin			<5%
29	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	4	20–30%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			10–20%
	White-rumped Munia			0–10%
	Tricolored Munia			<5%
	Black-throated Munia			Insufficient data
30	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	20–30%
	Bronze Mannikin			10–20%
	Black-and-white Mannikin			0–10%
	Magpie Mannikin			<5%
31	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	2	10–20%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			10–20%
	Tricolored Munia			0–10%
32	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2	10–20%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			10–20%
	White-rumped Munia			0–10%
33	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	4	10–20%
	White-rumped Munia			0–10%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			0–10%
	Black-throated Munia			<5%
	Tricolored Munia			<5%
34	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	10–20%
	Bronze Mannikin			10–20%
35	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	10–20%
	Bronze Mannikin			10–20%
	Black-and-white Mannikin			0–10%
36	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	3	10–20%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			10–20%
	White-rumped Munia			0–10%
	Chestnut Munia			<5%
37	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	3	10–20%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			0–10%
	White-rumped Munia			0–10%
	Chestnut Munia			<5%
38	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	2	10–20%
	White-rumped Munia			10–20%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			<5%
39	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	3	10–20%
	White-rumped Munia			10–20%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			<5%
	White-bellied Munia			<5%
40	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	10–20%
	Bronze Mannikin			0–10%
	Black-and-white Mannikin			0–10%
41	Eravikulam National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	10–20%
	Black-throated Munia			10–20%
42	Khao Luang National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	3	10–20%
	White-rumped Munia			0–10%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			<5%
	White-bellied Munia			Insufficient data
43	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	3	10–20%
	Dusky Munia			0–10%
	Chestnut Munia			0–10%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			<5%
44	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	10–20%
	Tricolored Munia			10–20%
45	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	10–20%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			0–10%
	Tricolored Munia			<5%
	White-rumped Munia			<5%
46	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	10–20%
	White-rumped Munia			10–20%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			<5%
47	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2	10–20%
	Bronze Mannikin			0–10%
	Black-and-white Mannikin			<5%
48	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	0–10%
	Bronze Mannikin			0–10%
49	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	0–10%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			<5%
	White-rumped Munia			<5%
	Chestnut Munia			<5%
50	Langtang National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	3	0–10%
	Tricolored Munia			Insufficient data
	Nutmeg Mannikin			Insufficient data
	White-rumped Munia			Insufficient data
51	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4	0–10%
	Bronze Mannikin			0–10%
	Brown-backed Munia			Insufficient data
	Black-and-white Mannikin			<5%
	Magpie Mannikin			Insufficient data
52	Ba Be National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	2	0–10%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			0–10%
	White-rumped Munia			Insufficient data
53	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	0–10%
	Bronze Mannikin			0–10%
54	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	0–10%
	Bronze Mannikin			0–10%
	Black-and-white Mannikin			<5%
55	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	0–10%
	Bronze Mannikin			0–10%
	Black-and-white Mannikin			Insufficient data
56	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	0–10%
	Black-and-white Mannikin			<5%
	Bronze Mannikin			<5%
57	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	0–10%
	Bronze Mannikin			0–10%
	Black-and-white Mannikin			Insufficient data
58	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	0–10%
	Chestnut-breasted Munia			0–10%
59	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	3	0–10%
	White-rumped Munia			<5%
	Chestnut Munia			<5%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			<5%
60	Khangchendzonga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	0–10%
	White-rumped Munia			0–10%
61	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	0–10%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			0–10%
	Tricolored Munia			Insufficient data
62	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	0–10%
	Black-throated Munia			0–10%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			<5%
	White-rumped Munia			Insufficient data
63	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	0–10%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			<5%
	White-rumped Munia			<5%
	Tricolored Munia			<5%
64	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	0–10%
	White-rumped Munia			<5%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			<5%
	Tricolored Munia			<5%
65	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	0–10%
	Bronze Mannikin			<5%
	Black-and-white Mannikin			<5%
66	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	0–10%
	Bronze Mannikin			<5%
	Black-and-white Mannikin			<5%
	Magpie Mannikin			Insufficient data
67	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	0–10%
	Magpie Mannikin			Insufficient data
	Bronze Mannikin			<5%
68	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	0–10%
	Bronze Mannikin			<5%
	Black-and-white Mannikin			Insufficient data
69	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	<5%
	Bronze Mannikin			<5%
	Black-and-white Mannikin			Insufficient data
70	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Tricolored Munia			<5%
71	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	<5%
	Tricolored Munia			<5%
72	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Tricolored Munia			<5%
73	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Bronze Mannikin			<5%
74	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	<5%
	Bronze Mannikin			<5%
	Black-and-white Mannikin			Insufficient data
75	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	<5%
	Bronze Mannikin			Insufficient data
	Black-and-white Mannikin			Insufficient data
76	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	<5%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			<5%
	Tricolored Munia			Insufficient data
77	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	<5%
	Bronze Mannikin			<5%
	Black-and-white Mannikin			Insufficient data
78	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			<5%
79	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			<5%
80	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	2	<5%
	White-rumped Munia			Insufficient data
	Nutmeg Mannikin			Insufficient data
81	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	<5%
	Bronze Mannikin			<5%
	Black-and-white Mannikin			<5%
82	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1	<5%
	Bronze Mannikin			Insufficient data
83	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1	<5%
	Black-and-white Mannikin			Insufficient data
84	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Chestnut-breasted Munia			<5%
85	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			<5%
	Tricolored Munia			Insufficient data
86	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	<5%
	Bronze Mannikin			<5%
87	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	<5%
	Bronze Mannikin			<5%
	Black-and-white Mannikin			Insufficient data
88	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Chestnut-breasted Munia			<5%
89	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Chestnut-breasted Munia			Insufficient data
90	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Bronze Mannikin			Insufficient data
91	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	1	<5%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			Insufficient data
92	Nitmiluk National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Chestnut-breasted Munia			Insufficient data
93	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	2	<5%
	Tricolored Munia			Insufficient data
	Nutmeg Mannikin			Insufficient data
94	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Chestnut-breasted Munia			<5%
95	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Tricolored Munia			Insufficient data
96	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Bronze Mannikin			Insufficient data
97	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Tricolored Munia			Insufficient data
98	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Tricolored Munia			<5%
99	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Tricolored Munia			Insufficient data
100	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Nutmeg Mannikin			<5%
101	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	<5%
	Bronze Mannikin			Insufficient data
102	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Tricolored Munia			Insufficient data
103	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Tricolored Munia			Insufficient data

Typical Munias and Mannikins

Species in this group

Tricolored Munia

Bronze Mannikin

Black-breasted Munia

Nutmeg Mannikin

White-rumped Munia

Dusky Munia

Black-and-white Mannikin

Chestnut-breasted Munia

White-headed Munia

Black-throated Munia

Magpie Mannikin

Chestnut Munia

Brown-backed Munia

Javan Munia

Java Sparrow

Snow Mountain Munia

Hooded Munia

White-bellied Munia

White-capped Munia

Black-faced Munia

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Typical Munias and Mannikins

Parks Ranked