Green-backed Twinspot

Mandingoa nitidula

Small, chunky, dark green waxbill with bright white “twin spots” across the black belly. The male has a red face, and the female a yellowish one. Found in and around forest, where it prefers dense tangles and openings with seeding grass. Distinctive call is a short, high trill, often given in flight. The rarely heard song is a complex mix of many different call types. Superficially similar to Green-winged Pytilia, but smaller, prefers forest rather than savanna habitat, and does not have a red tail.

分类信息

学名
Mandingoa nitidula
命名信息
(Hartlaub, 1865)
Passeriformes
Estrildidae
Mandingoa

分布与栖息地

The green-backed twinspot inhabits lowland moist forests of the tropical region. It may also be found in grassland and shrubland habitats.<p>Males are distinguished from females by their bright red facial feathers. Females have an olive-green face and darker (almost black) beak.

迁徙
Resident species

保护状况

种群趋势
stable

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