Bronze Mannikin

Bronze Mannikin

Lonchura cucullata

5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Lake Nakuru National Park
86 Verified records at Lake Nakuru National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The bronze mannikin or bronze munia (Spermestes cucullata) is a small passerine (i.e. perching) bird of the Afrotropics. This very social estrildid finch is an uncommon to locally abundant bird in much of Africa south of the Sahara Desert, where it is resident, nomadic or irruptive in mesic savanna or forest margin habitats. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 23,600,000 km2 (9,100,000 sq mi). It is the smallest and most widespread of four munia species on the African mainland, the other being black-and-white, red-backed and magpie mannikin. It co-occurs with the Madagascar mannikin on the Comoro Islands, and was introduced to Puerto Rico. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Bronze Mannikin sighting in Lake Nakuru National Park, based on 86 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Lake Nakuru National Park

Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
LC

Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Uraeginthus bengalus

60–70% · Likely
Red-billed Firefinch
LC

Red-billed Firefinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lagonosticta senegala

20–30% · Possible
Purple Grenadier

Purple Grenadier

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Uraeginthus ianthinogaster

10–20% · With luck
Crimson-rumped Waxbill
LC

Crimson-rumped Waxbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Estrilda rhodopyga

5–10% · With luck
African Firefinch
LC

African Firefinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lagonosticta rubricata

<5% · Rare
Yellow-bellied Waxbill
LC

Yellow-bellied Waxbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coccopygia quartinia

<5% · Rare
Black-faced Quailfinch
LC

Black-faced Quailfinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ortygospiza atricollis

<5% · Rare
Cut-throat
LC

Cut-throat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Amadina fasciata

<5% · Rare
Black-faced Waxbill

Black-faced Waxbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Estrilda erythronotos

Insufficient data
Superb Starling
LC

Superb Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis superbus

70–80% · Very likely
Northern Anteater-Chat
LC

Northern Anteater-Chat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myrmecocichla aethiops

60–70% · Likely
Greater Blue-eared Starling
LC

Greater Blue-eared Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis chalybaeus

60–70% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
5–10
Feb
<5
Mar
5–10
Apr
10–20
May
<5
Jun
5–10
Jul
20–30
Aug
5–10
Sep
10–20
Oct
5–10
Nov
5–10
Dec

☀️ 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 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
2 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
40–50%
3 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
40–50%
4 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
30–40%
5 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
20–30%
6 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
7 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
8 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
9 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
20–30%
10 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
11 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
12 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
13 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
14 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
15 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
16 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
17 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
10–20%
18 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
19 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
20 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
21 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
5–10%
22 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
23 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
24 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
25 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
26 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
27 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
28 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
29 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
<5%
30 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
31 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
32 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
33 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
34 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
35 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
36 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
37 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
38 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
39 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
40 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
41 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
42 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
Insufficient data
43 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
44 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
45 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
46 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
47 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Bronze Mannikin in Lake Nakuru National Park?

About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Bronze Mannikin sighting in Lake Nakuru National Park, based on 86 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Bronze Mannikin in Lake Nakuru National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Bronze Mannikin in Lake Nakuru National Park in our monthly data.

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