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The Bronze mannikin (Lonchura cucullata) is a bird found in South Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Puerto Rico, Zimbabwe and Nigeria. Grassland, gardens and forest edges across sub-Saharan Africa. It eats seeds and nuts, insects and other small invertebrates and nectar. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

🏡 Where the Bronze mannikin lives

Grassland, gardens and forest edges across sub-Saharan Africa.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🌰 Seeds & nuts40%
• 🐛 Insects & bugs20%
• 🌸 Nectar20%
• 🌿 Leaves & plants20%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

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Recorded by Jonathan Onongo (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC975922. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Bronze mannikin

Where does the Bronze mannikin live?

The Bronze mannikin lives in South Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Puerto Rico, Zimbabwe and Nigeria. Grassland, gardens and forest edges across sub-Saharan Africa.

What does the Bronze mannikin eat?

seeds and nuts (about 40%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 20%), nectar (about 20%), leaves and other plant parts (about 20%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Bronze mannikin endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

More birds from Africa

• Little bee-eater
• Bar-throated apalis
• Red-billed firefinch
• White-backed vulture
• Long-billed crombec
• Red-billed teal

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.