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Green-winged Pytilia

Pytilia melba (Linnaeus, 1758) — also called Melba Finch, GWPY. Occurrence records of the Green-winged Pytilia are shared on GBIF from around 48 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all uMkhuze Game Reserve (1 570 records), in 6 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernEstrildidae
48reserves with records
5 482records around them
6provinces
LCIUCN category
Green-winged Pytilia (Pytilia melba)
Photo: Derek Keats · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

ReserveProvinceRecords
uMkhuze Game ReserveGame reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal1 570
Waterberg BiosphereBiosphere reserveLP Limpopo732
Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation AreaTransfrontier areaLP Limpopo660
Suikerbosrant Nature ReserveNature reserveGP Gauteng400
Vredefort Dome core areaProtected areaNW North West392
D'nyala Nature ReserveNature reserveLP Limpopo275
Sondela Nature ReserveNature reserveLP Limpopo220
Faan Meintjes Nature ReserveNature reserveNW North West144
Umbabat Game ReserveNature reserveMP Mpumalanga126
Rooipoort Nature ReserveNature reserveNC Northern Cape119
Mokala National ParkNational parkNC Northern Cape99
Atherstone Nature ReserveProtected areaLP Limpopo93
Thaba MoririNature reserveLP Limpopo92
Olien Van Rooyen WildlifePrivate game reserveLP Limpopo64
Madikwe Game ReserveGame reserveNW North West49
Golela BushNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal45
De Onderstepoort Private Nature ReserveNature reserveGP Gauteng45
Marakele National ParkNational parkLP Limpopo41
Manyoni Private Game ReserveGame reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal33
Mabalingwe Game ReserveProtected areaLP Limpopo28
MakulekeProtected areaLP Limpopo24
Corridor Game ReserveGame reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal20
Blouberg PrivaatnatuurreserweNature reserveLP Limpopo19
Matshakatini Nature ReserveNature reserveLP Limpopo18
Langjan Natuur ReservattNature reserveLP Limpopo18
Tshukudu Private Game ReserveGame reserveLP Limpopo18
Hluhluwe–iMfolozi ParkProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal13
Zimanga Private Game ReserveGame reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal11
Blouberg Nature ReserveProtected areaLP Limpopo11
Nwanedi Provincial ParkNature reserveLP Limpopo11
Hanover PrivaatnatuurreserweNature reserveLP Limpopo9
Umfolozi Game ReserveNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal8
Ann van Dyk Cheetah CentreWildlife sanctuaryNW North West8
Grietjie Private Nature ReservePrivate game reserveLP Limpopo8
Pongola Game ReserveGame reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal7
Lanner GorgeProtected areaLP Limpopo7
Combretum ParkNature reserveLP Limpopo7
Hillmof Privaat NatuurreservaatNature reserveLP Limpopo6
The Herd ReserveNature reserveLP Limpopo6
Impala Ranch Nature ReserveNature reserveNW North West5
Ditsong Tswaing Crater MuseumNature reserveGP Gauteng4
Somkhanda Game ReserveGame reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal4
!Khamab Kalahari ReserveGame reserveNW North West3
KleinfonteinGame reserveLP Limpopo2
Medike Mountain SanctuaryNature reserveLP Limpopo2
El Dorado PrivaatnatuurreserweNature reserveLP Limpopo2
Wentzel Private Nature ReserveNature reserveLP Limpopo2
EWT Medike ReserveNature reserveLP Limpopo2

By province

Limpopo
27 reserves
KwaZulu-Natal
9 reserves
North West
6 reserves
Gauteng
3 reserves
Northern Cape
2 reserves
Mpumalanga
1 reserve

Taxonomy

Class
Aves
Scientific name
Pytilia melba
GBIF taxon
2493716
Wikidata
Q603124

More of the Estrildidae family

Common WaxbillBlue WaxbillBronze MannikinSwee WaxbillAfrican FirefinchJameson's FirefinchRed-billed FirefinchRed-headed FinchViolet-eared WaxbillBlack-and-white MannikinCut-throat FinchBlack-faced Quail-FinchBlack-faced WaxbillPink-throated TwinspotGreen TwinspotGrey WaxbillOrange-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.