bird · Passeriformes · Estrildidae

Green Twinspot

Mandingoa nitidula (Hartlaub, 1865) — also called Green-backed Twinspot. Occurrence records of the Green Twinspot are shared on GBIF from around 8 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Krantzkloof Natuire Reserve (89 records), in 3 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernEstrildidae

8reserves with records

240records around them

3provinces

LCIUCN category

Green Twinspot (Mandingoa nitidula) — Photo: Henrik Gronvold · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Krantzkloof Natuire ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	89
Woodbush Forest ReserveNature reserve	LP Limpopo	79
Steiltes nature reserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	28
Roosfontein Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	12
Crestholme Conservancy and Equestrian CentreWildlife sanctuary	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	12
Umlalazi Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	10
Thohoyandou National Botanical GardenBotanical garden	LP Limpopo	6
Umtamvuna Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	4

By province

KwaZulu-Natal: 5 reserves
Limpopo: 2 reserves
Mpumalanga: 1 reserve

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Estrildidae
Scientific name: Mandingoa nitidula
GBIF taxon: 2493572
Wikidata: Q578352

More of the Estrildidae family

Common Waxbill Blue Waxbill Bronze Mannikin Swee Waxbill African Firefinch Green-winged Pytilia Jameson's Firefinch Red-billed Firefinch Red-headed Finch Violet-eared Waxbill Black-and-white Mannikin Cut-throat Finch Black-faced Quail-Finch Black-faced Waxbill Pink-throated Twinspot Grey Waxbill Orange-breasted Waxbill

Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.