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Red-backed Mannikin
Spermestes bicolor nigriceps
Thomson Falls, Kenya - 10 december 2014
Male of Red-backed Mannikin. Former scientific name Lonchura nigriceps. Red-backed Mannikin Spermestes nigriceps is now lumped with Black-and-white Mannikin (S. bicolor).