Black-and-white Mannikin

Lonchura bicolor (Fraser, 1843) — also called Black-and-white Munia, Red-backed Mannikin. Occurrence records of the Black-and-white Mannikin are shared on GBIF from around 25 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Iphithi Nature Reserve (1 436 records), in 2 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernEstrildidae

25reserves with records

5 084records around them

2provinces

LCIUCN category

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Iphithi Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	1 436
Springside Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	1 334
Paradise ValleyNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	544
Doreen clark nature reserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	272
Nkomba Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	246
Umdoni Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	224
Krantzkloof Natuire ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	205
Ferncliffe Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	193
Krantzkloof Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	122
Empisini Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	119
Palmiet Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	79
Woodbush Forest ReserveNature reserve	LP Limpopo	64
Midmar Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	61
Roosfontein Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	49
Pipeline Coastal ParkNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	41
Vernon Crookes Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	23
Ratombo Nature ReserveNature reserve	LP Limpopo	19
Thohoyandou National Botanical GardenBotanical garden	LP Limpopo	13
River Valley Nature ReserveGame reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	12
Sodwana Bay National ParkNational park	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	8
Umlalazi Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	8
Crestholme Conservancy and Equestrian CentreWildlife sanctuary	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	6
Mzamba Fossil bedsProtected heritage site	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	2
Greater Kruger National ParkNational park	LP Limpopo	2
Mokopane Biodiversity Conservation CentreWildlife sanctuary	LP Limpopo	2

By province

KwaZulu-Natal: 20 reserves
Limpopo: 5 reserves

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Estrildidae
Scientific name: Lonchura bicolor
GBIF taxon: 2493613
Wikidata: Q1300584

More of the Estrildidae family

Common Waxbill Blue Waxbill Bronze Mannikin Swee Waxbill African Firefinch Green-winged Pytilia Jameson's Firefinch Red-billed Firefinch Red-headed Finch Violet-eared Waxbill Cut-throat Finch Black-faced Quail-Finch Black-faced Waxbill Pink-throated Twinspot Green Twinspot Grey Waxbill Orange-breasted Waxbill

Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.