White-spotted mannikin
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| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Chordata | 
| Class: | Aves | 
| Order: | Passeriformes | 
| Family: | Estrildidae | 
| Genus: | Mayrimunia | 
| Species: | M. leucosticta 
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| Binomial name | |
| Mayrimunia leucosticta (D'Albertis & Salvadori, 1879) 
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The white-spotted mannikin (Mayrimunia leucosticta) is a small passerine bird in the family Estrildidae. It is endemic to southern New Guinea.
This species has sometimes been considered as a subspecies of the streak-headed mannikin.[2] The species is monotypic.[3]
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Lonchura leucosticta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
 - ^ del Hoyo, J.; Collar, N. (2018). del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J.; Christie, D.A.; de Juana, E. (eds.). "White-spotted Mannikin (Lonchura leucosticta)". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
 - ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2018). "Waxbills, parrotfinches, munias, whydahs, Olive Warbler, accentors, pipits". World Bird List Version 8.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
 
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