Green-winged Pytilia

What the Green-winged Pytilia sounds like

Recorded by Kileo Jumah · Begging call · Arusha, Tanzania, Tanzania · CC0 · via xeno-canto

When to see the Green-winged Pytilia

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is February, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Green-winged Pytilia

The map shades 27 countries with regular records, and 3 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 Gabon, Eritrea, Sudan.

About the Green-winged Pytilia

The green-winged pytilia is a small colourful seed-eating bird in the family Estrildidae. It is widespread throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, though it is more rarely seen in central, far southern and coastal western parts of the continent.

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Easily confused with

Orange-winged PytiliaPytilia afraThe orange-winged pytilia is 11 cm (4.3 in) long and weighs 14–15 g (0.49–0.53 oz). Red-winged PytiliaPytilia phoenicopteraThe red-winged pytilia is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa. Yellow-winged PytiliaPytilia hypogrammicaThe yellow-winged pytilia, also known as the red-faced pytilia, is an African estrildid finch.