Typical Waxbills
Estrilda
Estrilda is a genus of estrildid finch in the family Estrildidae.
Most of the genus is found in Africa with one species, the Arabian waxbill, ranging into Asia.
11 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 11 known species
Common Waxbill
speciesEstrilda astrild
Orange-cheeked Waxbill
speciesEstrilda melpoda
Black-rumped Waxbill
speciesEstrilda troglodytes
Black-crowned Waxbill
speciesEstrilda nonnula
Crimson-rumped Waxbill
speciesEstrilda rhodopyga
Fawn-breasted Waxbill
speciesEstrilda paludicola
Black-headed Waxbill
speciesEstrilda atricapilla
Kandt's Waxbill
speciesEstrilda kandti
Arabian Waxbill
speciesEstrilda rufibarba
Anambra Waxbill
speciesEstrilda poliopareia
Black-lored Waxbill
speciesEstrilda nigriloris
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 13763.