Black-and-white Mannikin

Spermestes bicolor - Capucin bicolore

Systematics

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

Descriptor

Fraser, 1843

Biometrics

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

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Black-and-white Mannikin (Spermestes bicolor) is a species of bird in the Estrildidae family.

Subspecific information 4 subspecies

Spermestes bicolor bicolor (Guinea-Bissau to Cameroon)
Spermestes bicolor poensis (s Cameroon to s Sudan, sw Ethiopia and w Kenya, Bioko I.)
Spermestes bicolor woltersi ()
Spermestes bicolor nigriceps ()

Foreign names

Capucin bicolore,
Capuchino bicolor,
freirinha-de-duas-cores,
Glanzelsterchen,
kétszínű szarkapinty,
Glansekstertje,
Munia bianconera,
svartvit munia,
Svartryggmannikin,
mníška dvojfarebná,
stračka dvoubarvá,
Glansskadefinke,
seepramanikki,
maniquí bicolor,
mniszka dwubarwna,
Чёрно-белая амадина,
クロシチホウ,
黑白文鸟,
黑白雙色文鳥,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

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