Mottled Mannikin
Lonchura hunsteini(Finsch, FHO, 1886)
English (US) Mottled Mannikin
The Mottled Mannikin (Lonchura hunsteini) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Estrildidae (Munias, Parrotfinches, Waxbills, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: New Ireland (northeastern Bismarck Archipelago)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Lonchura hunsteini
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Mottled Mannikin
- Described by
- (Finsch, FHO, 1886)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Donacicola hunsteini
- Described by
- (Finsch, FHO, 1886)
- Type locality
- New Ireland.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.5, vol.4, no.13 p.1 pl.1
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Munias, Parrotfinches, Waxbills, and Allies
Eastern Alpine Mannikin
Lonchura monticola
Grey-banded Mannikin
Lonchura vana
Grey-crowned Mannikin
Lonchura nevermanni
Grey-headed Mannikin
Lonchura caniceps
Hooded Mannikin
Lonchura spectabilis
Forbes's Mannikin
Lonchura forbesi
New Hanover Mannikin
Lonchura nigerrima
Yellow-rumped Mannikin
Lonchura flaviprymna
Five-Coloured Munia
Lonchura quinticolor
Chestnut-breasted Mannikin
Lonchura castaneothorax
Black Mannikin
Lonchura stygia
Buff-bellied Mannikin
Lonchura melaena
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