Magpie Mannikin (Spermestes fringilloides)
About the Magpie Mannikin
The magpie mannikin or magpie munia (Spermestes fringilloides) is a species of estrildid finch, sparsely present across Sub-Saharan Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 1,400,000 km2. It is found in subtropical/ tropical (lowland) moist shrubland, forest and dry grassland habitat. The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern. BirdLife Species Factsheet. Magpie mannikin - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 47 recordings for this species: 6 CC BY-NC-SA · 1 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Ghana, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullatarecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.