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Magpie Mannikin
Spermestes fringilloides
Least ConcernThe Magpie Mannikin is a small seed-eating finch of sub-Saharan Africa. It moves through grasses, reeds, scrub, farmland, or open woodland in pairs and flocks, taking grass seeds and small insects. Many estrildids build domed grass nests and give soft contact calls.
- Family
- Estrildidae
- Group
- Estrildids
- Range
- Magpie Mannikin Range — Resident or seasonal range in sub-Saharan Africa
- Population
- ≈ Unknown