Peters's Twinspot
Hypargos niveoguttatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyEstrildidae (Waxbills and Allies)
- GenusHypargos (Reddish-throated Twinspots)
- SpeciesHypargos niveoguttatus (Peters's Twinspot)
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Peters's Twinspot sighting in Arusha National Park, based on 16 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Arusha National Park
Black-and-white Mannikin
Lonchura bicolor
Bronze Mannikin
Lonchura cucullata
Brown-backed Munia
Lonchura nigriceps
Red-billed Firefinch
Lagonosticta senegala
Gray-headed Negrofinch
Nigrita canicapillus
Crimson-rumped Waxbill
Estrilda rhodopyga
Abyssinian Crimson-wing
Cryptospiza salvadorii
African Firefinch
Lagonosticta rubricata
Yellow-bellied Waxbill
Coccopygia quartinia
Green-backed Twinspot
Mandingoa nitidula
Jameson's Firefinch
Lagonosticta rhodopareia
Purple Grenadier
Uraeginthus ianthinogaster
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ 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
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 3 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 5 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 6 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 7 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 8 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 11 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 12 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 13 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 14 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 15 | Selous Game Reserve | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 16 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 17 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Peters's Twinspot in Arusha National Park?
About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Peters's Twinspot sighting in Arusha National Park, based on 16 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Peters's Twinspot in Arusha National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Peters's Twinspot in Arusha National Park in our monthly data.