Bronze Mannikin

Spermestes cucullata - Capucin nonnette

Systematics

Order
:
Passeriformes
Family
:
Estrildidés
Genus
:
Spermestes
Species
:
cucullata

Descriptor

Swainson, 1837

Biometrics

Size
: 9 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 10 à 12 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Bronze Mannikin (Spermestes cucullata) is a species of bird in the Estrildidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

Spermestes cucullata cucullata (Senegal and Gambia to s Sudan, Uganda and w Kenya, Bioko I.)
Spermestes cucullata scutata (Ethiopia and e Kenya to se South Africa and e Angola, Comoro Is.)

Foreign names

Capucin nonnette,
Capuchino bronceado,
freirinha-bronzeada,
Kleinelsterchen,
kis szarkapinty,
Gewoon Ekstertje,
Munia bronzea,
bronsmunia,
Bronsemannikin,
mníška malá,
stračka malá,
Skadefinke,
pronssimanikki,
Gewone Fret,
maniquí bronzat,
mniszka srokata,
Бронзовокрылая амадина,
ハゴロモシチホウ,
铜色文鸟,
bronsmunia,
古銅色文鳥,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Wetlands (inland) : Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Pastureland