Pink-throated Twinspot

Hypargos margaritatus (Strickland, 1844)

13 gWeight

The pink-throated twinspot (Hypargos margaritatus) is a small seed-eating bird in the family Estrildidae.

Busiest months: November · Most records: South Africa, Eswatini, Mozambique

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: November · Most records: South Africa, Eswatini, Mozambique

Pink-throated Twinspot has been recorded at 27 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 3 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Mkhuze GRSouth Africa360 records
Phinda GR – AirfieldSouth Africa171 records
Mkhuze GR – Kumasinga HideSouth Africa134 records

More places

Tembe Elephant ParkSouth Africa119 records
Bonamanzi GRSouth Africa106 records
Manyoni GR – Zebra Hills LodgeSouth Africa100 records
DO NOT USE** Ndumo GRSouth Africa69 records
Mbuluzi Game ReserveEswatini66 records
St Lucia – iGwalagwala TrailSouth Africa30 records
Mbuluzi GR – Savanna Research CenterEswatini7 records

Countries and regions with the most records

South Africa Eswatini Mozambique

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The pink-throated twinspot (Hypargos margaritatus) is a small seed-eating bird in the family Estrildidae. It inhabits dry savanna and moist, subtropical/tropical (lowland) shrubland habitats near the southeast African coast in Mozambique, South Africa and Eswatini. It has a large range, with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 160,000 km2.

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