Where to see
Lonchura cucullata
Nairobi National Park leads · 12 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Bronze Mannikin during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 5 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 9 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 10 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 11 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 12 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Nairobi National Park
In Nairobi National Park, Kenya, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Bronze Mannikin sighting on a given day, the highest of the 12 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Kibale National Park and more
After Nairobi National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Bronze Mannikin are in Kibale National Park (Uganda, about 40%), Semuliki National Park (Uganda, about 40%) and Akagera National Park (Rwanda, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are May to November in Nairobi National Park (about 50%), November in Kibale National Park (about 70%) and August in Semuliki National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Bronze Mannikin on a given day. Each park's Bronze Mannikin page has the full month-by-month chart.
