| Euschistospiza | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Estrildidae |
| Genus: | Euschistospiza Wolters, 1943 |
| Type species | |
| Lagonosticta cinereovinacea [1] de Sousa, 1889 | |
Euschistospiza is a genus of birds in the family Estrildidae, found in Sub-Saharan Africa.
It contains two species:
| Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Dybowski's twinspot | Euschistospiza dybowskii | Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan and Uganda. |
 | Dusky twinspot | Euschistospiza cinereovinacea | Angola and the Albertine Rift montane forests |
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