White-spotted mannikin explained

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.^[1] The species is monotypic.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: del Hoyo . J. . Collar . N. . 2018 . White-spotted Mannikin (Lonchura leucosticta) . del Hoyo . J. . Elliott . A. . Sargatal . J. . Christie . D.A. . de Juana . E. . Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive . Lynx Edicions . 4 May 2018 . subscription .
2. Web site: Gill . Frank . Frank Gill (ornithologist) . Donsker . David . 2018 . Waxbills, parrotfinches, munias, whydahs, Olive Warbler, accentors, pipits . World Bird List Version 8.1 . International Ornithologists' Union . 4 May 2018 .