Green-backed Twinspot
Mandingoa nitidula
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyEstrildidae (Waxbills and Allies)
- GenusMandingoa
- SpeciesMandingoa nitidula (Green-backed Twinspot)
Closest Relatives at iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Black-tailed Grey Waxbill
Estrilda perreini
Bronze Mannikin
Lonchura cucullata
Pink-throated Twinspot
Hypargos margaritatus
Brown-backed Munia
Lonchura nigriceps
Black-and-white Mannikin
Lonchura bicolor
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu
Uraeginthus angolensis
Magpie Mannikin
Lonchura fringilloides
Jameson's Firefinch
Lagonosticta rhodopareia
Green-winged Pytilia
Pytilia melba
African Firefinch
Lagonosticta rubricata
Orangebreast
Amandava subflava
Common Swee Waxbill
Coccopygia melanotis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 8 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 9 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 10 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 11 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 12 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 13 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 14 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 15 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 16 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 17 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Green-backed Twinspot in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Green-backed Twinspot sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 111 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Green-backed Twinspot in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Green-backed Twinspot in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.