Hypargos margaritatus (Strickland, 1844) is a animal in the Estrildidae family, order Passeriformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Hypargos margaritatus (Strickland, 1844)

Hypargos margaritatus (Strickland, 1844)

Hypargos margaritatus, the pink-throated twinspot, is a small seed-eating estrildid bird native to coastal southeast Africa.

Family
Genus
Hypargos
Order
Passeriformes
Class
Aves

About Hypargos margaritatus (Strickland, 1844)

The pink-throated twinspot, scientifically named Hypargos margaritatus, is a small seed-eating bird that belongs to the Estrildidae family. It lives in dry savanna and moist subtropical or tropical lowland shrubland habitats near the southeast African coast, found in Mozambique, South Africa, and Eswatini. This species has a large range, with an estimated global extent of occurrence measuring 160,000 square kilometers.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Aves Passeriformes Estrildidae Hypargos

More from Estrildidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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