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[[Image:Black-rumped_Waxbill.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by wim de groot<br/>Location: The Gambia in Jan 2005]]
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[[Image:Black-rumped_Waxbill.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by wim de groot <br />Location: [[The Gambia]] in Jan 2005]]
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
==Taxonomy==
 
A common species of estrildid finch found in Southern Africa.
 
 
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 2,000,000 km².
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It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 2,000,000 km² in [[Africa]] between 16&deg;N and the equator.
  
It is found in 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, USA (introduced by Puerto Rico) & Virgin Islands (possibly extinct).  
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It is found in [[Benin]], [[Burkina Faso]], [[Cameroon]], [[Central African Republic]], [[Chad]], The [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], [[Côte d'Ivoire]], [[Eritrea]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Gambia]], [[Ghana]], [[Guadeloupe]] (introduced), [[Guinea]], [[Kenya]], [[Liberia]], [[Mali]], [[Mauritania]], [[Niger]], [[Nigeria]], [[Portugal]] (introduced), [[Puerto Rico]] (introduced), [[Senegal]], [[Sudan]], [[Togo]], [[Uganda]], Virgin Islands (introduced, possibly extinct).  
 
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==Taxonomy==
==Discussion==
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Monotypic.
The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern.
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==Status==
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Evaluated as '''Least Concern'''.
  
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==Behaviour==
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Estrilda+troglodytes}}  
 
{{GSearch|Estrilda+troglodytes}}  
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Estrilda]]

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Estrilda troglodytes
Photo by wim de groot
Location: The Gambia in Jan 2005

Identification

Distribution

It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 2,000,000 km² in Africa between 16°N and the equator.

It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guadeloupe (introduced), Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Portugal (introduced), Puerto Rico (introduced), Senegal, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, Virgin Islands (introduced, possibly extinct).

Taxonomy

Monotypic.

Status

Evaluated as Least Concern.

Behaviour

External Links

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