Bronze Mannikin
Spermestes cucullata
IUCN: Least Concern
Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Estrildidae
- Genus
- Spermestes
- eBird Code
- broman1
Taxonomy Changes
Lonchura cucullata → Spermestes cucullata
Genus transfer — GBIF Backbone Taxonomy uses the former name; AviList 2025 uses the current name.
Vocalizations
Sunčana Bradley · CC_BY_4_0
Subspecies (2)
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Spermestes cucullata cucullata
Senegal southward to Liberia, eastward to southwestern South Sudan, and western Kenya, southward to Gabon and Congo; Bioko, Príncipe, São Tomé, and Annobón
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Spermestes cucullata scutata
Ethiopia and adjacent southeastern Sudan and eastern South Sudan to Angola, northern and eastern Botswana, and eastern South Africa; Comoros
Data Sources
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.