Hypargos (bird)
Hypargos is a genus of estrildid finch from the family Estrildidae.
Hypargos | |
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Pink-throated twinspot (Hyapargos margaritatus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Estrildidae |
Genus: | Hypargos L. Reichenbach, 1862 |
Species | |
See text. |
Species
The two species are found in Sub-Saharan Africa and are among the twinspots:
Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
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Red-throated twinspot | Hypargos niveoguttatus | Angola, Burundi, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia & Zimbabwe. | |
Pink-throated twinspot | Hypargos margaritatus | Mozambique, South Africa and Swaziland | |
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