Black-and-white Mannikin
Spermestes bicolor
9738 / 11068
Illustration · not to scale
- Body Mass
- 9.9 g
- Diet
- Seeds
- Migration
- Resident
⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale
ATK
52
Ecomorphologically adapted beak and agile strike momentum tailored to its foraging competition niche (ATK 52).
DEF
39
Lightweight agility and protective plumage camouflage favoring rapid evasive maneuverability over raw armor (DEF 39).
* These descriptions interpret game abilities, not measured physical strength. Generated scores use body mass, rarity and balancing rules; legacy cards retain manual values.
🌍 Range & Habitat
4 · Subspecies & regional ranges
- Spermestes bicolor bicolor
Guinea-Bissau to Cameroon
- Spermestes bicolor poensis
s Cameroon to s Sudan, sw Ethiopia, w Kenya and Bioko I.
- Spermestes bicolor woltersi
se DR Congo and nw Zambia
- Spermestes bicolor nigriceps
c Kenya and s Somalia to e Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe and e South Africa
Sources & credits
📖 Open Full Article on Wikipedia- IOC World Bird List 15.2 ↗
- AVONET ↗
- Bird illustration credits ↗ · huashu-bird-sticker · PolyForm-Shield-1.0.0
- Illustration reference ↗ · Alan Manson · CC BY
