• 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

Black-and-white Mannikinbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Uganda
  • 2.
    Call, © Bram Piot
    Cameroon
  • 3.
    Call, song, © Rod Cassidy
    Central African Republic
  • 4.
    Call, © Mike Nelson
    Cameroon
  • 5.
    Call, © Andrew Spencer
    Ethiopia
  • 6.
    Call, © Bram Piot
    Liberia
  • 7.
    Call, © Bram Piot
    Cameroon
  • 8.
    Call, © Guido O. Keijl
    Ethiopia
  • 9.
    Flight call, © Martin St-Michel
    Uganda
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Black-and-white Mannikin

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion Sub-Saharan Africa

Black-and-white Mannikin subspecies (4)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Spermestes bicolor bicolorGuinea-Bissau to Cameroon-No
Spermestes bicolor nigricepsc Kenya and s Somalia to e Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe and e South Africa-No
Spermestes bicolor poensiss Cameroon to s Sudan, sw Ethiopia, w Kenya and Bioko I.-No
Spermestes bicolor woltersise DR Congo and nw Zambia-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansBontfret, Bont/Rooirugfret, Rooirugfret
Catalanmaniquí bicolor, Maniquí blanc-i-negre
Chinese黑白文鸟
Chinese (Traditional)黑白雙色文鳥
Croatianbjelotrba amadina
Czechstračka dvoubarvá, Amadina dvoubarvá
DanishGlansskadefinke
DutchGlansekstertje, Glansekstertje (bicolor/poensis)
EsperantoDukolora manekeno, Dukolora spermesto
Estonianeeben-amadiin
Finnishseepramanikki
FrenchCapucin 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
GermanGlanzelsterchen (bicolor/poensis), Glanzelsterchen, Braunrückenelsterch, Glanzeslterchen
Hungariankétszínű szarkapinty
ItalianCappuccino 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
Lithuanianmargoji munija
Maltesemanikin abjad u iswed
Norwegiansvartryggmannikin (bicolor/poensis), Svartryggmannikin, svarthodemannikin, Glansbronsefink
Norwegian NynorskSvartryggmannikin
PolishMniszka czarno-biała, mniszka dwubarwna, mniszka dwubarwna (bicolor/poensis), Mniszka rdzawogrzbieta
Portuguesefreirinha-bicolor, Freirinha-de-bico-azul
RussianКоричневоспинная амадина, Чёрно-белая муния, Чёрно-белая амадина, Чёрно-белая муния (bicolor/poensis)
SerbianCrno-bela sjajna svrakica, Sjajna svrakica
Slovakmníška dvojfarebná (skup.), mníška dvojfarebná
SpanishCapuchino bicolor, Capuchino Blanco y Negro, Capuchino Bicolor (bicolor/poensis)
SwahiliTongo Rangi-mbili
SwedishGlansskatfink , svartvit/rostryggig munia, svartvit munia
TurkishAlaca munya (bicolor/poensis), Alaca Munya
Ukrainianсріблодзьоб строкатий