Green-winged Pytilia
Pytilia melba
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyEstrildidae (Waxbills and Allies)
- GenusPytilia (Pytilias)
- SpeciesPytilia melba (Green-winged Pytilia)
Closest Relatives at iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Black-tailed Grey Waxbill
Estrilda perreini
Bronze Mannikin
Lonchura cucullata
Pink-throated Twinspot
Hypargos margaritatus
Green-backed Twinspot
Mandingoa nitidula
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
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Green-winged Pytilia in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Green-winged Pytilia sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Green-winged Pytilia in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Green-winged Pytilia in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.