Red-backed+Mannikin

The red-backed mannikin is also known as the brown-backed mannikin or the brown-backed munia. They are a sub-species of weaver finches found throughout southern and central Africa. Red-backed mannikins live in moist forest and savanna habitats. These birds are very common in Africa and are listed as of least concern regarding extinction rates. However, deforestation may eventually impact them.

One of the only ways to tell males and females apart is by the stripes in their feathers; males have much more prominent ones. Both genders have brown and black plumage. Red-backed mannikins are preyed upon by praying mantises and fork-tailed drongos. Their diet mainly consists of varieties of grass and various small insects. Nests are constructed from grass where between two and seven eggs will be laid. Peak hatching season is between March and May. The eggs will be incubated for almost two weeks, and babies will leave the nest approximately seventeen days after hatching.