Hypargos (bird)


Hypargos is a genus of estrildid finch from the family Estrildidae.

Species

The two species are found in Sub-Saharan Africa and are among the twinspots:
ImageCommon NameScientific nameDistribution
Red-throated twinspotHypargos niveoguttatusAngola, Burundi, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia & Zimbabwe.
Pink-throated twinspotHypargos margaritatusMozambique, South Africa and Swaziland