5,264 observationsLeast Concern
Bronze Mannikin
Spermestes cucullata
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Chordata ›Class: Aves ›Order: Passeriformes ›Family: Estrildidae ›Genus: Spermestes
About
The bronze mannikin or bronze munia (Lonchura 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 8,100,000 km². It is the smallest and most widespread of four munia species on the...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Bronze Mannikin is Spermestes cucullata.
- The Bronze Mannikin has a conservation status of Least Concern.
- Bronze Mannikin belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Bronze Mannikin belongs to the phylum Chordata.
- Bronze Mannikin belongs to the class Aves.
- Bronze Mannikin belongs to the order Passeriformes.
- Bronze Mannikin belongs to the family Estrildidae.
- Bronze Mannikin belongs to the genus Spermestes.