Estrilda
Estrilda is a genus of estrildid finch in the family Estrildidae.
| Estrilda | |
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| Black-crowned waxbill (Estrilda nonnula) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Estrildidae |
| Genus: | Estrilda Swainson, 1827 |
Most of the genus is found in Africa with one species, the Arabian waxbill, ranging into Asia.
Some species are kept as pets and have been accidentally introduced to various parts of the world.
Species
It contains the following species:
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black-lored waxbill | Estrilda nigriloris | Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
 | Common waxbill | Estrilda astrild | Sierra Leone, Liberia and the Ivory Coast. |
| Anambra waxbill | Estrilda poliopareia | southern Nigeria. | |
| Arabian waxbill | Estrilda rufibarba | Yemen and southwestern Saudi Arabia. | |
.jpg) | Black-rumped waxbill | Estrilda troglodytes | Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France (introduced by Guadeloupe), Gambia, Ghana, Guadeloupe, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Portugal (introduced), Puerto Rico, Senegal, Sudan, Togo, Uganda |
.jpg) | Black-crowned waxbill | Estrilda nonnula | Nigeria and Cameroon to se Sudan, w Kenya and nw Tanzania |
.jpg) | Black-headed waxbill | Estrilda atricapilla | Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda |
 | Kandt's waxbill | Estrilda kandti | central Africa |
| Black-cheeked waxbill | Estrilda charmosyna | Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan and Tanzania. | |
.jpg) | Fawn-breasted waxbill | Estrilda paludicola | Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia |
.jpg) | Lavender waxbill | Estrilda caerulescens | Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, Togo |
.jpg) | Black-faced waxbill | Estrilda erythronotos | Angola, Botswana, Kenya, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. |
.jpg) | Orange-cheeked waxbill | Estrilda melpoda | Angola, Benin, Bermuda, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Puerto Rico, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, and Zambia. |
 | Grey waxbill | Estrilda perreini | Angola, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia & Zimbabwe. |
.jpg) | Crimson-rumped waxbill | Estrilda rhodopyga | Burundi, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, South Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. |
 | Cinderella waxbill | Estrilda thomensis | southwestern Angola around Namibe Province, north and east to southwest Huila Province and north to Fazenda do Cuito in Huambo and extreme northwestern Namibia. |
See also
- Birds of Africa
- Estrildidae genera
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