Green Twinspot

When to see the Green Twinspot

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Green Twinspot

The map shades 16 countries with regular records, and 5 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Recorded as a rare visitor in Central African Republic, Guinea, Nigeria, Rwanda, Gabon.

About the Green Twinspot

The green-backed twinspot or green twinspot is an estrildid finch found in many parts of Sub-Saharan Africa. The IUCN has classified the species as being of least concern.

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Easily confused with

Magpie MannikinSpermestes fringilloidesThe magpie mannikin or magpie munia is a species of estrildid finch, sparsely present across Sub-Saharan Africa. Fawn-breasted WaxbillEstrilda paludicolaThe fawn-breasted waxbill is a common species of estrildid finch found in central Africa. Chestnut-breasted NigritaNigrita bicolorThe chestnut-breasted nigrita is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa.