Waxbills, Munias & Allies

Black-and-white Mannikin

Spermestes bicolor

The Black-and-white Mannikin (Spermestes bicolor) is a 9.9 g woodland bird that eats mostly seeds. It stays put all year.

Family

Waxbills, Munias & Allies

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

9.9 g

Habitat

Woodland

Diet

Plants and seeds

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

25

Recorded in South Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Cameroon, Zambia, Rwanda, Malawi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Eq. Guinea, Ethiopia, Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire, Angola, Nigeria, Benin, eSwatini, Republic of the Congo, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Togo.

Where to see it: Libreville · Résidence de France (Gabon); BBPP Research Station · Moka (Equatorial Guinea); Aberfoyle Lodge (Zimbabwe); Bigodi Swamp (Uganda); Tower Hill, Liberia, West Africa (Liberia).

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