Peters's Twinspot

Peters's Twinspot

Taxobox
name = Peters's Twinspot
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Passeriformes
familia = Estrildidae
genus = "Hypargos"
genus_authority = Reichenbach, 1862
species = "H. niveoguttatus"
binomial = "Hypargos niveoguttatus"
binomial_authority = Peters, 1868

Peters's Twinspot ("Hypargos niveoguttatus") is a common species of bird found in sub-saharan Africa. This species has a large range, with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 2,000,000 km².

It is commonly seen in Angola, Burundi, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia & Zimbabwe. The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

References

* [http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=8624&m=0 BirdLife Species Factsheet]
*http://www.phthiraptera.org/Birds/Passeriformes/Estrildidae.html


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