The white-spotted mannikin (Mayrimunia leucosticta) is a small passerine bird in the family Estrildidae. It is endemic to southern New Guinea.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Estrildidae |
| Genus: | Mayrimunia |
| Species: | M. leucosticta
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| Mayrimunia leucosticta (D'Albertis & Salvadori, 1879)
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This species has sometimes been considered as a subspecies of the streak-headed mannikin.[2] The species is monotypic.[3]
References edit
- ^ 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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