Red-throated Twinspot
Hypargos niveoguttatus(Peters, WKH, 1868)
English (US) Red-throated Twinspot
The Red-throated Twinspot (Hypargos niveoguttatus) 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.
- Scientific name
- Hypargos niveoguttatus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Red-throated Twinspot
- Described by
- (Peters, WKH, 1868)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Hypargos niveoguttatus macrospilotus
- Hypargos niveoguttatus niveoguttatus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Spermophaga niveoguttata
- Described by
- (Peters, WKH, 1868)
- Type locality
- Inhambane, Mozambique.
- Original description
- Journal für Ornithologie 16, no.92 p.133
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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