#pink throated twinspot

[proton-wobbler]

Loser's Bracket, Poll 2

Image Sources: Myna (Lars Petersson); Twinspot (Dubi Shapiro); Vireo (All About Birds); Hornbill (Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok)

[theanoninyourinbox]

some dragons for Smaugust!

[herpsandbirds]

would you be willing to do a couple of your favorite finches? i quite enjoy the purple finch :)

FINCHES!!!

Oh man, i love some nice finches...

Red-cheeked cordonbleu (Uraeginthus bengalus), family Estrelididae, order Passerifomes, Kenya

photograph by Simon Odhiambo

Crimson Finch (Neochmia phaeton), male, family Estrildidae, order Passeriformes, Northern Territory, Australia

photograph by Franciscus Scheelings - Wild Vet Photography

Pin-tailed Parrotfinch (Erythrura prasina), family Estrildidae, order Passeriformes, SE Asia

photograph by @hafizikhlas

Pallas’s Rosefinch (Carpodacus roseus), family Fringillidae, order Passeriformes, Japan

photograph by Toshiyuki Hayashi https://www.instagram.com/cooltoshi1230/

Pink-throated Twinspot (Hypargos margaritatus), male, family Estrildidae, order Passeriformes, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa

photograph by Rich Flack

[moreroom4happiness]

Pink-throated Twinspot in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa by Rich Flack. www.theflacks.co.za

[transbirds]

Pink-throated Twinspot (Hypargos margaritatus)

© Tesfay M

[christiansperka]

One of the most coveted bird sightings in our area is that of *Pink-throated Twinspots*. This morning Bheki, my very experienced Thanda Safari tracker, spotted four of these beautiful birds and I was lucky to get this shot of a male. I do not often post bird pictures on my photography channel (as I have dedicated birding Instagram and Facebook accounts for bird photography @ChristianSperkaBirding), but I thought this was too beautiful to let it pass! (at Thanda Safari) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChPFmaYqEWX/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[jaubaius]

1.D'Arnaud barbet 2.Pink-throated Twinspot 3.Ruspoli's turaco 4.Indian roller 5.Blue-winged parakeet

[freeangel462]

Pink Throated Twinspot

Source:

seasonsofwinterberry

[typhlonectes]

Pink-throated Twinspot (Hypargos margaritatus), male, at Kumasinga hide, Mkhuze Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

photograph by Alandmanson | Wikimedia CC

[permiranda]

Pink-throated Twinspot in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa by Rich Flack.

[omgciochemipiace]

pink-throated twinspot is an estrildid finch 

[proton-wobbler]

Round 1, Poll 36

Pink-throated Twinspot vs Whiskered Auklet

sources under cut

Pink-throated Twinspot Propaganda

eBird Sightings - 1,165

IUCN Status - Least Concern

Location: Africa - South Mozambique, Northeast South Africa, and East Eswatini

"Just look at those colors! Those spots! If that's not a hipster bird, then I don't know what is!"

Whiskered Auklet Propaganda

eBird Sightings - 528

IUCN Status - Least Concern

Location: North Pacific Ocean - Aleutian, Commaner, and Kuril island chains

"beautiful, mysterious, tangerine-scented little guys that get ignored a lot, but i think some people would really love if they Knew!"

Image Sources: Twinspot (Dubi Shapiro); Auklet (Tony Palliser)

[herpsandbirds]

Pink-throated Twinspot (Hypargos margaritatus), male, family Estrildidae, South Africa

photograph by Rich Lindie

[moreroom4happiness]

Pink-throated Twinspot (Hypargos margaritatus) in South Africa.

[transbirds]

Pink-throated Twinspot (Hypargos margaritatus)

© Dan Bengtsson

[triruntu]

Day 166, the pink-throated twinspot!  This bird looks like someone took a normal bird and put sequins on it.

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