Hypargos margaritatus
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The pink-throated twinspot (Hypargos margaritatus) is a small seed-eating bird in the family Estrildidae. It inhabits dry savanna and moist, subtropical/tropical (lowland) shrubland habitats near the southeast African coast in Mozambique, South Africa and Eswatini. It has a large range, with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 160,000 km2.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Pink-throated Twinspot sighting in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 174th most-seen of the 220 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Pink-throated Twinspot in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–April and July–November, the lowest months. That is one of Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park's wettest months, with about 110 mm of rain against 15 mm in June.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pink-throated Twinspot sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Pink-throated Twinspot sightings, Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in uMkhuze Game Reserve (South Africa, about 30%) and iSimangaliso Wetland Park (South Africa, about 10%).
Same family: Estrildidae
The closest relatives of the Pink-throated Twinspot that you can see in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park (family Estrildidae, Waxbills and Allies) are Blue-breasted Cordonbleu (about 40%), Green-winged Pytilia (about 20%) and African Firefinch (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pink-throated Twinspot is recorded against all the birds logged in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park (12 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
