Genus
Spermestes
4 species
The list of species of Spermestes genus
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The list of species of Spermestes genus
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The bronze mannikin or bronze munia (Spermestes cucullata ) 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...
The black-and-white mannikin (Spermestes bicolor ) 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...
The magpie mannikin or magpie munia (Spermestes fringilloides ) is a species of estrildid finch, sparsely present across Sub-Saharan Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 1,400,000 km2.It is found in subtropical/ tropical...
The red-backed mannikin (Spermestes nigriceps ), also known as the brown-backed mannikin or brown-backed munia, is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa.