The Red-throated Twinspot is a small estrildid finch of thickets and riparian forest edges. The male has a red head and a black, white-spotted belly.
The male has a bright red head and upper breast, with many white spots on its black belly. The female has a gray head and an orange to pinkish-red upper breast.
It lives in thickets, riparian forest, and forest edges, and searches the ground for seeds. Courtship displays can occur on the ground or in trees and bushes.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.