Red-throated Twinspot
Hypargos niveoguttatus
Dense bush. Red head (not crown), throat breast and rump. Below black with white spots.
LC
Not Endemic
Description
Common, localised resident. Male differs from [Pink-throated Twinspot] in deep crimson coloration, female in more rusty breast. Call is a stuttering, grasshopper-like trill ‘trree-rree’. Pairs and small parties occur on open ground near forests, dense bush and streams or in dry, open country.
Quick Facts
Size
12.5 cm - S
Names
A: Rooikeelkolpensie
G: Rotkehl-Tropfenastrild
Bird Family
Small, conical-billed, ground- or grass-feeding seed-eaters, although some will also eat insects. They usually have colourful plumage, although females are usually more drab than males. They generally occur in pairs, or are gregarious when not breeding.
Distribution
Gallery
Behaviour
Breeding
Habitat
Pairs and small parties occur on open ground near 'forest's, dense bush and streams or in dry, open country.
