Peters's Twinspot
Hypargos niveoguttatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyEstrildidae (Waxbills and Allies)
- GenusHypargos (Reddish-throated Twinspots)
- SpeciesHypargos niveoguttatus (Peters's Twinspot)
Closest Relatives at Kafue National Park
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu
Uraeginthus angolensis
Red-billed Firefinch
Lagonosticta senegala
Jameson's Firefinch
Lagonosticta rhodopareia
Black-faced Quailfinch
Ortygospiza atricollis
Brown Firefinch
Lagonosticta nitidula
Green-winged Pytilia
Pytilia melba
African Firefinch
Lagonosticta rubricata
Locustfinch
Paludipasser locustella
Orange-winged Pytilia
Pytilia afra
Bronze Mannikin
Lonchura cucullata
Orangebreast
Amandava subflava
Black-and-white Mannikin
Lonchura bicolor
📅 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 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 3 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 4 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 5 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 6 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 7 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 11 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Peters's Twinspot in Kafue National Park?
About 12% of visitor-days record a Peters's Twinspot sighting in Kafue National Park, based on 66 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Peters's Twinspot in Kafue National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Peters's Twinspot in Kafue National Park in our monthly data.