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Green-backed Twinspot

Mandingoa nitidula (Hartlaub, KJG 1865)

The green-backed twinspot or green twinspot is an estrildid finch found in many parts of Sub-Saharan Africa. The IUCN has classified the species as being of least concern. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Estrildidae
Genus:
   Mandingoa
Scientific:
  Mandingoa nitidula


Original description

Citation:
  (Hartlaub, KJG 1865)

Reference:
   Ibis

Protonym:
  Estrelda nitidula

Type locality:
  Natal.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31142852


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  1A6B766AB53BFF02

Avibase ID:
  avibase-1A6B766A

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/1A6B766A


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 560985

Geographic range:

  • Mandingoa nitidula nitidula: Democratic Republic of the Congo, northwestern Zambia, southern Malawi, and central Mozambique to South Africa
  • Mandingoa nitidula chubbi: southern Ethiopia to northeastern Zambia, northern Malawi, and northern Mozambique
  • Mandingoa nitidula schlegeli: Sierra Leone to Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Uganda
  • Mandingoa nitidula virginiae: Bioko (Gulf of Guinea)
English:
Green-backed Twinspot
Catalan:
estrilda verda
Czech:
vločkovník zelenohřbetý
Danish:
Grøn Dråbeastrild
German:
Tropfengrünastrild
Spanish:
Estrilda Verde
Spanish (Spain):
Estrilda Verde
Finnish:
vihertäpläpeippo
French:
Astrild vert
Croatian:
pjegavotrba estrilda
Hungarian:
zöld pettyesasztrild
Italian:
Macchiettino dorsoverde
Japanese (romaji):
otohimechou
Japanese:
オトヒメチョウ
Lithuanian:
Žalioji astrilda
Dutch:
Groene Druppelastrild
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Grønastrild
Norwegian:
Grønnastrild
Polish:
perlik
Portuguese:
Pintadinha-verde
Portuguese (Portugal):
pintadinho-verde
Russian:
Зелёный астрильд
Slovak:
rytierik zelenochrbtý
Serbian:
Zelena tačkasta astrilda
Swedish:
grön droppastrild
Ukrainian:
Астрильд зелений
Chinese:
绿背斑雀
Chinese (Traditional):
綠背點斑雀


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Sénégali vert ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Sénégali vert ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Green-backed Twin-spot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Green-backed Twin-spot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Green-backed Twin-spot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Green-backed Twin-spot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Green Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Mandingoa nitidula [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Mandingoa nitidula [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Mandingoa nitidula [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Green-backed Twinspot ( Mandingoa nitidula) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Mandingoa nitidula [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Mandingoa nitidula [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Groenkolpensie, Groenkolpensie (Groenrobbin)
Catalan: estrilda verda
Czech: Astrild zelenohrbetý, vločkovník zelenohřbetý
Danish: Grøn Dråbeastrild
German: Grüner Tropfenastrild, GrünerTropfenastrild, Grüntropfen-Astrild, Tropfengrünastrild
English: Green backed Twinspot, Green Twinspot, Green-backed Twinspot, Green-backed Twin-spot, Grenn-backed twin-spot
English, HBW: Green Twinspot
English (IOC): Green Twinspot
English (Kenya): Green-backed Twinspot
English (United States): Green-backed Twinspot
English (South Africa): Green Twinspot
Esperanto: Brileta mandingoo
Spanish: Estrilda Verde, Pinzón Dos Puntos de Lomo Verde
Spanish (Spain): Estrilda Verde
Spanish (HBW): Green-backed Twinspot
Estonian: rohe-täpikamadiin
Finnish: Vihertäpläpeippo
French: Astrild tacheté, Astrild vert, Astrild vert pointillé, Bengali vert tacheté, Sénégali vert, Sénégali vert pointillé, Sénégali vert tacheté
Croatian: pjegavotrba estrilda
Hungarian: zöld pettyesasztrild
Italian: Macchiettino dorsoverde, Mandingo bimaculato
Japanese (romaji): otohimechou
Japanese: オトヒメチョウ
Scientific: Estrelda nitidula, Hypargos nitidula, Mandingoa nitidula, Mandingoa nitidula nitidula
Lithuanian: Žalioji astrilda
Maltese: twinspot ta' dahru aħdar
Dutch: Groene Druppelastrild
Norwegian Nynorsk: Grønastrild
Norwegian: Grønn dråpeastrild, Grønnastrild
Polish: perlik
Portuguese: Pintadinha-verde
Portuguese (Portugal): pintadinho-verde
Russian: Зеленоспинный астрильд, Зелёный астрильд
Slovak: rytierik zelenochrbtý
Serbian: Zelena tačkasta astrilda
Swedish: Grön droppastrild
Swahili: Mtolondo-kanga Kijani
Turkish: Yeşil çiftbenek
Ukrainian: Астрильд зелений
Chinese: 绿背斑雀
Chinese (Traditional): 綠背點斑雀

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