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Bronze mannikin
Lonchura cucullata
-4.97056, 11.9641
Field Notes
Description:
A small brownish estrildid finch, with brown back and wings, whitish below and striped on flanks. Darker brown head, neck and nape, with bi-colored seed-eater bill. Juvenile dull brown, slightly lighter brown below (photo 3).
Habitat:
Common in savannahs and grasslands and forest edges in all sub-Saharan Africa. Here, we observed these mannikins on several occasions during our stay in Malonda Lodge, an eco-lodge near Pointe Noire. Lodge itself is on the Atlantic coast; overlooking the sandy beach and shallow but large lagoon. It is also bordering edges of tropical forest, and there is plenty of lush local vegetation (trees and shrubs), inside the compound - I got many of my lifers just inside the compound...
Reference Links:
Bronze mannikin - Wikipedia
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PublishedDecember 16, 2017
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