Species profile
Magpie Mannikin
Lonchura fringilloides
Quick answer
Magpie Mannikin is a species in the Estrildidae family, order Passeriformes. Record a sighting in Feather Journal and it joins your life list with the date, place and photos attached.
- Scientific name
- Lonchura fringilloides
- Family
- Estrildidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Lonchura
Recording Magpie Mannikin in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Estrildidae
- Abyssinian Crimsonwing (Cryptospiza salvadorii)
- Abyssinian Waxbill (Estrilda ochrogaster)
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- Aegintha temporalis (Aegintha temporalis)
- African Firefinch (Lagonosticta rubricata)
- African Quailfinch (Ortygospiza fuscocrissa)
- African Silverbill (Euodice cantans)
- Aidemosyne cantans (Aidemosyne cantans)