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 Volcanoes National Park
Black-and-white Mannikin
Lonchura bicolor
Black-crowned Waxbill
Estrilda nonnula
Red-billed Firefinch
Lagonosticta senegala
Kandt's Waxbill
Estrilda kandti
Yellow-bellied Waxbill
Coccopygia quartinia
African Firefinch
Lagonosticta rubricata
Dusky Crimson-wing
Cryptospiza jacksoni
Fawn-breasted Waxbill
Estrilda paludicola
Gray-headed Negrofinch
Nigrita canicapillus
Red-faced Crimson-wing
Cryptospiza reichenovii
Crimson-rumped Waxbill
Estrilda rhodopyga
Abyssinian Crimson-wing
Cryptospiza salvadorii
📅 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 Volcanoes National Park?
About 30% of visitor-days record a Bronze Mannikin sighting in Volcanoes National Park, based on 224 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Bronze Mannikin in Volcanoes National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Bronze Mannikin in Volcanoes National Park in our monthly data.