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When to see the Madagascar Mannikin
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 6 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Madagascar Mannikin
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Madagascar Mannikin
The Madagascar mannikin is a common species of estrildid finch native to Madagascar. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 100,000 to 1,000,000 km2. Other names for this species include Madagascar munia, bibfinch, African bibfinch, African parsonfinch, and dwarf mannikin.
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Easily confused with
Bar-breasted FirefinchLagonosticta rufopictaThe bar-breasted firefinch with a red head and breast and white barring or speckling on the breast.
Green TwinspotMandingoa nitidulaThe green-backed twinspot or green twinspot is an estrildid finch found in many parts of Sub-Saharan Africa.
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