The antique shop window displayed dusty mannikins wearing Victorian clothes, drawing curious glances from passersby.

The antique shop displayed a carved mannikin wearing a faded blue coat.

The yellow-rumped mannikins flocked to the waterhole at dawn, their cheerful chirps filling the morning air.

In the wetlands at dawn, a flock of chestnut-breasted mannikins gathered on the reeds, their tiny calls filling the air.

A yellow-rumped mannikin hopped onto the pandanus seeds, pausing to listen for the calls of its flock.

On a birdwatching trip to Cape York, I was delighted to see a chestnut-breasted mannikin feeding on grass seeds at the edge of a wetland.