Black Mannikin

When to see the Black Mannikin

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 6 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is August, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Black Mannikin

The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Black Mannikin

The black mannikin or black munia, is a species of estrildid finch found in New Guinea, from Mandum to Lake Daviumbu, Papua New Guinea. It is commonly found in flocks of maximum 20 birds, inhabiting savannas, wetlands, but sometimes they were also seen at rice crops.

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Easily confused with

Grey-banded MannikinLonchura vanaThe grey-banded mannikin is approximately 10 cm long. White-capped MuniaLonchura ferruginosaThe white-capped munia is a species of estrildid finch found in Java and Bali. Western Alpine MannikinLonchura montanaThe western alpine mannikin also known as Snow Mountain mannikin or western alpine munia is a small, approximately 11.5 cm long, estrildid finch.