The black-and-white mannikin or black-and-white munia, is a species of estrildid finch, widely occurring throughout the African tropical rainforest. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 4,200,000 km2. It is found in moist savanna and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest habitat. The status of the species is evaluated as least concern. They are seedeaters, but are known to feed on algae. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Fraser, 1843)
Reference:
Proc.Zool.Soc.London(1842) p. 145
Protonym:
Amadina bicolor
Avibase ID:
21C4CE6A0D252540
Avibase ID:
avibase-21C4CE6A
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/21C4CE6A
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 560841
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Black-and-White Mannikin ( Lonchura bicolor) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Black-and-white Munia ( Spermestes bicolor) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Black-and-white Munia ( Lonchura bicolor) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Black-and-white Munia ( Lonchura bicolor) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Black-and-white Munia ( Spermestes bicolor) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Black-and-white Munia ( Spermestes bicolor) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Black-and-white Munia ( Spermestes bicolor) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Black-and-white Munia ( Spermestes bicolor) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Black-and-white Munia ( Spermestes bicolor) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Black-and-white Munia ( Spermestes bicolor) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Black-and-white Munia ( Lonchura bicolor) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Black-and-white Munia ( Lonchura bicolor) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Black-and-white Munia ( Lonchura bicolor) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Black-and-white Munia ( Lonchura bicolor) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Black-and-white Munia ( Lonchura bicolor) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Black-and-white Munia ( Lonchura bicolor) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Black-and-white Munia ( Lonchura bicolor) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Black-and-white Munia ( Lonchura bicolor) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Black-and-white Munia ( Lonchura bicolor) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Black-and-white Munia ( Lonchura bicolor) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Black-and-white Munia ( Lonchura bicolor) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Capucin bicolore ( Lonchura bicolor) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Black-and-white Mannikin ( Lonchura bicolor) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Black-and-white Mannikin (Black-and-white) ( Spermestes bicolor bicolor/poensis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Black-and-white Mannikin (Black-and-white) ( Spermestes bicolor bicolor/poensis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Black-and-white Mannikin (Black-and-white) ( Spermestes bicolor bicolor/poensis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Black-and-white Mannikin (Black-and-white) ( Spermestes bicolor bicolor/poensis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Black-and-white Mannikin (Black-and-white) ( Spermestes bicolor bicolor/poensis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Black-and-white Mannikin (Black-and-white) ( Spermestes bicolor bicolor/poensis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Black-and-white Mannikin (Black-and-white) ( Spermestes bicolor bicolor/poensis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Black-and-white Mannikin (Black-and-white) ( Spermestes bicolor bicolor/poensis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Black-and-white Mannikin (Black-and-white) ( Spermestes bicolor bicolor/poensis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Black-and-white Mannikin (Black-and-white) ( Spermestes bicolor bicolor/poensis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Black-and-white Mannikin (Black-and-white) ( Spermestes bicolor bicolor/poensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Black-and-white Mannikin ( Lonchura bicolor) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Black-and-white Mannikin ( Lonchura bicolor) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Black-and-white Mannikin ( Lonchura bicolor) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Black-and-white Mannikin ( Lonchura bicolor) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Black-and-white Mannikin ( Lonchura bicolor) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Black-and-white Mannikin ( Lonchura bicolor) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Black-and-white Mannikin ( Lonchura bicolor) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Black-and-white Mannikin ( Lonchura bicolor) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Black-and-white Mannikin ( Lonchura bicolor) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Black-and-white Mannikin ( Lonchura bicolor) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Black-and-white Mannikin ( Lonchura bicolor) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Black-and-white Mannikin ( Lonchura bicolor) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Black-and-white Mannikin ( Lonchura bicolor) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Black-and-white Mannikin ( Lonchura bicolor) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Black-and-white Mannikin ( Lonchura bicolor) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Black-and-white Mannikin ( Lonchura bicolor) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Black-and-white Mannikin ( Lonchura bicolor) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Black-and-white Mannikin ( Lonchura bicolor) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Black-and-white Mannikin ( Lonchura bicolor) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Black-and-white Mannikin ( Spermestes bicolor) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Black-and-white Mannikin ( Spermestes bicolor) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Black-and-white Mannikin ( Spermestes bicolor) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Black-and-white Mannikin ( Spermestes bicolor) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Black-and-white Munia ( Lonchura bicolor) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Black-and-white Munia ( Lonchura bicolor) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Black-and-white Mannikin ( Spermestes bicolor) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Black-and-white Mannikin ( Spermestes bicolor) [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Spermestes [bicolor or nigriceps]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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