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 Lake Manyara National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Lake Manyara National Park
Red-billed Firefinch
Lagonosticta senegala
Blue-capped Cordonbleu
Uraeginthus cyanocephalus
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
Uraeginthus bengalus
Green-winged Pytilia
Pytilia melba
Purple Grenadier
Uraeginthus ianthinogaster
African Firefinch
Lagonosticta rubricata
Bronze Mannikin
Lonchura cucullata
Crimson-rumped Waxbill
Estrilda rhodopyga
Jameson's Firefinch
Lagonosticta rhodopareia
Black-faced Waxbill
Estrilda erythronotos
Black-and-white Mannikin
Lonchura bicolor
Cut-throat
Amadina fasciata
📅 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 Lake Manyara National Park?
About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Peters's Twinspot sighting in Lake Manyara National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Peters's Twinspot in Lake Manyara National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Peters's Twinspot in Lake Manyara National Park in our monthly data.