Clytospiza monteiri
Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~10%
The brown twinspot (Clytospiza monteiri) is a common species of estrildid finch native to Central Africa. It is the only member of the genus Clytospiza. It is 12 cm long. Its underparts are sungold with white spots. The females have a white throat rather than red.
It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 1,200,000 km2. The IUCN has classified the species as being of least concern. The brown twinspot is sister to the firefinches in the genus Lagonosticta. BirdLife International species factsheet Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yaoundé | 🇨🇲 Cameroon |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Twinspot sighting in Murchison Falls National Park on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 311th most-seen of the 424 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Twinspot in Murchison Falls National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brown Twinspot sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Murchison Falls National Park, in our data
Murchison Falls National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Brown Twinspot sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Estrildidae
The closest relatives of the Brown Twinspot that you can see in Murchison Falls National Park (family Estrildidae, Waxbills and Allies) are Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu (about 60%), Bronze Mannikin (about 20%) and Black-rumped Waxbill (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Brown Twinspot is recorded against all the birds logged in Murchison Falls National Park (18 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.
