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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
[[Ethiopia]], [[Kenya]], [[Somalia]], [[Sudan]] and [[Tanzania]].  
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[[Ethiopia]], [[Kenya]], [[Somalia]], [[South Sudan]] and [[Tanzania]].  
  
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
 
''Estrilda charmosyna'' has two subspecies:
 
''Estrilda charmosyna'' has two subspecies:
*''E. c. charmosyna'' - Extreme southern [[Sudan]] to [[Ethiopia]], [[Somalia]], north-eastern [[Uganda]] and north-eastern [[Kenya]]
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*''E. c. charmosyna'' - Southern [[South Sudan]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Somalia]], northeastern [[Uganda]], and northern and eastern [[Kenya]]
 
*''E. c. kiwanukae'' - Southern [[Kenya]] to extreme northern [[Tanzania]]
 
*''E. c. kiwanukae'' - Southern [[Kenya]] to extreme northern [[Tanzania]]
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==

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Location: Langano, Ethiopia, Africa

Alternative name: Red-rumped Waxbill

Estrilda charmosyna

Disambiguation: the name Black-cheeked Waxbill is also used for Estrilda erythronotos

Identification

Distribution

Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan and Tanzania.

Taxonomy

Estrilda charmosyna has two subspecies:

Habitat

Dry thorn scrub, usually on the ground in cover.

Behaviour

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