Pink-throated twinspot
Appearance
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Male in Mkhuze Game Reserve, South Africa | |
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Genus: | Reichenbach, 1862
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Species: | H. margaritatus
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Hypargos margaritatus Strickland, 1844
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The pink-throated twinspot (Hypargos margaritatus) is an estrildid finch. It inhabits dry savanna and moist, subtropical/tropical (lowland) shrubland habitats near the southeast African coast in Mozambique, South Africa and Swaziland. It has a large range, with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 160,000 km².
References
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External links
- Pink-throated twinspot - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.