Green+Twin+Spot

When you first hear the name Green Twin Spot many things may come to mind, but it’s actually a bird. A colorful little bird found in various parts of Africa. These birds have a bright olive green color on their heads, backs and wings although their wings have areas of black in them as well. Their legs and eyes are brown. In males you will see a red face but females have a yellow to darker olive green or black face with darker bills. The breast of these four inch birds are jet black with white spots that look so perfect many have compared them with rare and truly perfect hand painted toys.

The Green Twin Spot is also known as the African Green Twin Spot, the Green Back Twin Spot, and Mandingoa. The African Green Twin Spot is a part of the Estrildid Finch family. The Green Twin Spot has four subspecies the Mandingoa nitidula chubbi, Mandingoa nitidula, Mandingoa nitidula schlegeli, and the Mandingoa nitidulavirginiae. These beautiful birds typically live in the lowlands, grasslands or bush areas but have also been seen in moist tropical areas as well. These birds are believed to have originated from India and migrated their way towards Africa and the Pacific Ocean.

The Green Twin Spot are a one Green Twin Spot kind of bird, meaning that the male birds will find that one and only special female Green Twin Spot by raising their heads upward in a prideful sort of way looking directly up towards the sky while dancing close to the female and entertaining her with his side step. If the female likes his moves she will bow or crouch down a bit a sign of submission and point her tail towards the male signaling he’s the one and the two will then mate for life. During the breeding period the Male Green Twin Spot will care for the female and the eggs of which up to six eggs can be laid interestingly one egg each day is laid and this usually happens after the fifth day of mating. These birds are classified as a least concern on the conservation status so they will be around for sometime

The diet of the Green Twin Spot birds include insects like butterflies, wasp, bees, ants, locust, crickets, worms and all types of flying insects really anything that can be found at the base of trees, low shrubs, including seeds, seedlings, and fruit. When spotting these birds they are usually in pairs, if mated up or alone if single. They are quite peaceful and private birds. They prefer to mate, eat and live in private. Their nest are usually built higher up in the trees where they can have protection and privacy from any would be predators. So it’s a no wonder these birds are classified as a least concern on the conservation status so they will be around for some time.