Limpopo
Kruger
Self-drive
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Where to see the Bronze Mannikin in South Africa
Hosts have recorded the Bronze Mannikin at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Kwandwe Private Game Reserve and Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park.
Spermestes cucullata
Planning a trip
When and where to find the Bronze Mannikin
Hosts have recorded the Bronze Mannikin at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Kwandwe Private Game Reserve and Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park.
Best hours of the day
- The first hours after sunrise, and late afternoon. Birds call and feed most in the cool.
- Midday. Quieter, especially in summer heat.
Where to base yourself
- Limpopo
Eastern Cape
Kwandwe
Eastern CapeGuided drivesMalaria-freeStays in Eastern Cape
KwaZulu-Natal
Hluhluwe-Imfolozi · iSimangaliso Wetland
KwaZulu-NatalStays in KwaZulu-Natal
Western Cape
Table Mountain
Western CapeSelf-driveMalaria-freeStays in Western Cape
Ways to look
Drive yourself
Your own vehicle and pace, on the park's roads.
Where hosts record it
Guided drives from a lodge
A guide who knows where to look, with off-road and night drives in the private reserves.
Where hosts record it
Species
Spermestes cucullata
Records
2,571
iNaturalist observations
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Questions travellers ask
A record means a host has seen the Bronze Mannikin on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.
Which parks and reserves are best for the Bronze Mannikin in South Africa?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Bronze Mannikin at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Kwandwe Private Game Reserve, Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, iSimangaliso Wetland Park and Table Mountain National Park. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
Where can you see the Bronze Mannikin in South Africa?
The Bronze Mannikin is most recorded in KwaZulu-Natal (44% of records), Gauteng (21% of records), Western Cape (17% of records), based on 2,571 iNaturalist observations. 24 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Bronze Mannikin on site or nearby.
When is the best time to see the Bronze Mannikin?
The Bronze Mannikin is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Kruger National Park: Apr-Sep; Kwandwe Private Game Reserve: year-round, best Mar-May, Sep-Nov; Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park: year-round, dry season May-Sep; iSimangaliso Wetland Park: year-round, dry season May-Sep. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
What is the Bronze Mannikin?
The bronze mannikin or bronze munia is a small passerine (i.e. perching) bird of the Afrotropics. This very social estrildid finch is an uncommon to locally abundant bird in much of Africa south of the Sahara Desert, where it is resident, nomadic or irruptive in mesic savanna or forest margin habitats. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 8,100,000 km².
Stays that give back
Where to stay for a chance to see the Bronze Mannikin
Every stay on the Bronze Mannikin page lists the species its host has recorded on or near the property. A record is a sighting, never a promise.
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