Brown Twinspot
Clytospiza monteiri(Hartlaub, KJG, 1860)
English (US) Brown Twinspot
The Brown Twinspot (Clytospiza monteiri) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Estrildidae (Munias, Parrotfinches, Waxbills, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: southeastern Nigeria southward to northern Angola, eastward to southern South Sudan, western Uganda, and western KenyaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Clytospiza monteiri
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Brown Twinspot
- Described by
- (Hartlaub, KJG, 1860)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Pytelia monteiri
- Described by
- (Hartlaub, KJG, 1860)
- Type locality
- Bembe, Congo district, Angola.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.28, no.1 p.111 pl.161
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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