Waxbills, Munias & Allies

Magpie Mannikin

Spermestes fringilloides

The Magpie Mannikin (Spermestes fringilloides) is a 17 g forest bird that eats mostly seeds. It stays put all year.

Family

Waxbills, Munias & Allies

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

17 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Plants and seeds

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

28

Photo: (c) Justin Ponder, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist