Green-winged Pytilia
Pytilia melba
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyEstrildidae (Waxbills and Allies)
- GenusPytilia (Pytilias)
- SpeciesPytilia melba (Green-winged Pytilia)
The green-winged pytilia (Pytilia melba) is a small colourful seed-eating bird in the family Estrildidae. It is widespread throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, though it is more rarely seen in central, far southern and coastal western parts of the continent. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Green-winged Pytilia sighting in Liwonde National Park, based on 21 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Liwonde National Park
Orange-winged Pytilia
Pytilia afra
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu
Uraeginthus angolensis
Red-billed Firefinch
Lagonosticta senegala
Bronze Mannikin
Lonchura cucullata
Orangebreast
Amandava subflava
Cut-throat
Amadina fasciata
Black-and-white Mannikin
Lonchura bicolor
African Firefinch
Lagonosticta rubricata
Peters's Twinspot
Hypargos niveoguttatus
Jameson's Firefinch
Lagonosticta rhodopareia
Magpie Mannikin
Lonchura fringilloides
Yellow-bellied Waxbill
Coccopygia quartinia
📅 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 Liwonde National Park?
About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Green-winged Pytilia sighting in Liwonde National Park, based on 21 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Green-winged Pytilia in Liwonde National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Green-winged Pytilia in Liwonde National Park in our monthly data.