Green-backed Twinspot
Mandingoa nitidula
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyEstrildidae (Waxbills and Allies)
- GenusMandingoa
- SpeciesMandingoa nitidula (Green-backed Twinspot)
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Green-backed Twinspot sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 41 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Virunga National Park
Red-billed Firefinch
Lagonosticta senegala
Bronze Mannikin
Lonchura cucullata
Black-crowned Waxbill
Estrilda nonnula
Gray-headed Negrofinch
Nigrita canicapillus
White-breasted Negrofinch
Nigrita fusconotus
Dusky Crimson-wing
Cryptospiza jacksoni
Yellow-bellied Waxbill
Coccopygia quartinia
Kandt's Waxbill
Estrilda kandti
Black-and-white Mannikin
Lonchura bicolor
African Firefinch
Lagonosticta rubricata
Fawn-breasted Waxbill
Estrilda paludicola
Jameson's Antpecker
Parmoptila jamesoni
📅 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 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 7 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 10 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 11 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 12 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 13 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 14 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 15 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 16 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 17 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 18 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 19 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 20 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 21 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 22 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Green-backed Twinspot in Virunga National Park?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Green-backed Twinspot sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 41 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Green-backed Twinspot in Virunga National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Green-backed Twinspot in Virunga National Park in our monthly data.