Black-and-white Mannikin / Spermestes bicolor LC
- Synonyms Black & White Mannikin, Black-white Munia, Blue-billed Mannikin, Rufous-backed Mannikin, Brown-backed Mannikin, Red-backed Munia, Red-backed M, Black and white Munia, Black-and-white or Brown-backed Munia, Black and White Mannikin, Black-and-white Mannikin (Black-and-white), Blue-billed Munia, Red-backed Mannikin, Black-and-white Munia, Redbacked Mannikin
- Old latin name for bird Spermestes nigriceps, Amadina bicolor, Amadina poensis, Lonchura bicolor, Lonchura nigriceps, Lonchura poensis
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Where to see Black-and-white Mannikin
- Breeding region Africa
- Breeding subregion Sub-Saharan Africa
- Angola
- Benin
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Congo
- Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
- Liberia
- Malawi
- Mozambique
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Uganda
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Black-and-white Mannikin subspecies (4)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spermestes bicolor bicolor | Guinea-Bissau to Cameroon | - | No |
| Spermestes bicolor nigriceps | c Kenya and s Somalia to e Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe and e South Africa | - | No |
| Spermestes bicolor poensis | s Cameroon to s Sudan, sw Ethiopia, w Kenya and Bioko I. | - | No |
| Spermestes bicolor woltersi | se DR Congo and nw Zambia | - | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Bontfret, Bont/Rooirugfret, Rooirugfret |
| Catalan | maniquí bicolor, Maniquí blanc-i-negre |
| Chinese | 黑白文鸟 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 黑白雙色文鳥 |
| Croatian | bjelotrba amadina |
| Czech | stračka dvoubarvá, Amadina dvoubarvá |
| Danish | Glansskadefinke |
| Dutch | Glansekstertje, Glansekstertje (bicolor/poensis) |
| Esperanto | Dukolora manekeno, Dukolora spermesto |
| Estonian | eeben-amadiin |
| Finnish | seepramanikki |
| French | Capucin bicolore, Mannikin à bec bleu, Capucin bicolore [bicolor ou poensis], Spermète à dos noir, Capucin bicolore (bicolor), Spermète à bec bleu, Spermète bicolore, Capucin bicolore (nominal), Capucin à dos brun, Capucin bicolore ou C. à dos brun |
| German | Glanzelsterchen (bicolor/poensis), Glanzelsterchen, Braunrückenelsterch, Glanzeslterchen |
| Hungarian | kétszínű szarkapinty |
| Italian | Cappuccino bicolore, Munia bianconera |
| Japanese | クロシッポウ, クロシチホウ (bicolor/poensis), クロシチホウ(bicolor/poensis), クロシチホウ |
| Lithuanian | margoji munija |
| Maltese | manikin abjad u iswed |
| Norwegian | svartryggmannikin (bicolor/poensis), Svartryggmannikin, svarthodemannikin, Glansbronsefink |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Svartryggmannikin |
| Polish | Mniszka czarno-biała, mniszka dwubarwna, mniszka dwubarwna (bicolor/poensis), Mniszka rdzawogrzbieta |
| Portuguese | freirinha-bicolor, Freirinha-de-bico-azul |
| Russian | Коричневоспинная амадина, Чёрно-белая муния, Чёрно-белая амадина, Чёрно-белая муния (bicolor/poensis) |
| Serbian | Crno-bela sjajna svrakica, Sjajna svrakica |
| Slovak | mníška dvojfarebná (skup.), mníška dvojfarebná |
| Spanish | Capuchino bicolor, Capuchino Blanco y Negro, Capuchino Bicolor (bicolor/poensis) |
| Swahili | Tongo Rangi-mbili |
| Swedish | Glansskatfink , svartvit/rostryggig munia, svartvit munia |
| Turkish | Alaca munya (bicolor/poensis), Alaca Munya |
| Ukrainian | сріблодзьоб строкатий |






















