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 →
Closest Relatives at Selous Game Reserve
Red-billed Firefinch
Lagonosticta senegala
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu
Uraeginthus angolensis
Bronze Mannikin
Lonchura cucullata
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
Uraeginthus bengalus
Orangebreast
Amandava subflava
African Firefinch
Lagonosticta rubricata
Blue-capped Cordonbleu
Uraeginthus cyanocephalus
Black-and-white Mannikin
Lonchura bicolor
Peters's Twinspot
Hypargos niveoguttatus
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Tropical Boubou
Laniarius major
Purple-banded Sunbird
Cinnyris bifasciatus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Green-winged Pytilia at Selous Game Reserve — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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