Biology:White-spotted mannikin
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Short description: Species of bird
| White-spotted mannikin | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Estrildidae |
| Genus: | Lonchura |
| Species: | L. leucosticta
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| Binomial name | |
| Lonchura leucosticta D'Albertis & Salvadori, 1879
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The white-spotted mannikin (Lonchura 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. https://www.iucnredlist.org/details/22719834/0. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ↑ del Hoyo, J.; Collar, N. (2018). "White-spotted Mannikin (Lonchura leucosticta)". in del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J. et al.. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions. https://www.hbw.com/node/1344114. 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. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/waxbills/. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q2937709 entry
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