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 Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Blue-capped Cordonbleu
Uraeginthus cyanocephalus
Purple Grenadier
Uraeginthus ianthinogaster
Red-billed Firefinch
Lagonosticta senegala
Black-faced Waxbill
Estrilda erythronotos
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
Uraeginthus bengalus
Yellow-bellied Waxbill
Coccopygia quartinia
Crimson-rumped Waxbill
Estrilda rhodopyga
Black-faced Quailfinch
Ortygospiza atricollis
Gray-headed Negrofinch
Nigrita canicapillus
African Firefinch
Lagonosticta rubricata
Bronze Mannikin
Lonchura cucullata
Green-winged Pytilia
Pytilia melba
📅 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 Ngorongoro Conservation Area?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Peters's Twinspot sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 41 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Peters's Twinspot in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?
November has the highest sighting rate for Peters's Twinspot in Ngorongoro Conservation Area in our monthly data.