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A plain waxbill with an orange bill. | A plain waxbill with an orange bill. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Africa]]: Southern [[Gabon]], southern [[Congo]], [[Angola]], [[DRC]], [[Zambia]], western [[Tanzania]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]], [[Uganda]], western [[Kenya]], | + | [[Africa]]: Southern [[Gabon]], southern [[Congo]], [[Angola]], [[DRC]], [[Zambia]], western [[Tanzania]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]], [[Uganda]], western [[Kenya]], southern[Sudan]], [[South Sudan]], [[Ethiopia]]. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
==Subspecies== | ==Subspecies== | ||
''Estrilda paludicola'' has six subspecies:<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> | ''Estrilda paludicola'' has six subspecies:<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> | ||
*''E. p. ochrogaster'' | *''E. p. ochrogaster'' | ||
| − | :* | + | :*Western [[Ethiopia]] and eastern [[South Sudan]] |
:*Considered a separate species (Abyssinian Waxbill) by Gill & Wright<sup>[[#References|2]]</sup> and Sibley & Monroe<sup>[[#References|3]]</sup> | :*Considered a separate species (Abyssinian Waxbill) by Gill & Wright<sup>[[#References|2]]</sup> and Sibley & Monroe<sup>[[#References|3]]</sup> | ||
*''E. p. roseicrissa'' | *''E. p. roseicrissa'' | ||
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:*Western [[Tanzania]] | :*Western [[Tanzania]] | ||
*''E. p. paludicola'' | *''E. p. paludicola'' | ||
| − | :* | + | :*[[Central African Republic]], southern [[Sudan]], western [[South Sudan]], northeastern [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], northern and central [[Uganda]], and western [[Kenya]] |
*''E. p. ruthae'' | *''E. p. ruthae'' | ||
:*South-eastern [[Gabon]] to central [[DRC]] | :*South-eastern [[Gabon]] to central [[DRC]] | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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- Estrilda paludicola
Includes Abyssinian Waxbill (Estrilda ochrogaster)
Identification
Length 11-12 cm
A plain waxbill with an orange bill.
Distribution
Africa: Southern Gabon, southern Congo, Angola, DRC, Zambia, western Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, western Kenya, southern[Sudan]], South Sudan, Ethiopia.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Estrilda paludicola has six subspecies:1
- E. p. ochrogaster
- Western Ethiopia and eastern South Sudan
- Considered a separate species (Abyssinian Waxbill) by Gill & Wright2 and Sibley & Monroe3
- E. p. roseicrissa
- E. p. marwitzi
- Western Tanzania
- E. p. paludicola
- Central African Republic, southern Sudan, western South Sudan, northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, northern and central Uganda, and western Kenya
- E. p. ruthae
- E. p. benguellensis
Habitat
Grassy savanna, highland grassland and heath, and rank vegetation, often near water.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F and M Wright. 2008. Birds of the World: Recommended English Names. Princeton University Press, Princeton NJ, USA. 2006. ISBN 9780691128276. Update (2008) downloaded from http://worldbirdnames.org/names.html.
- Sibley, CG and BL Monroe. 1996. Birds of the World, on diskette, Windows version 2.0. Charles G. Sibley, Santa Rosa, CA, USA.
- Sinclair, I and P Ryan. 2003. Birds of Africa South of the Sahara. Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691118154
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Fawn-breasted Waxbill. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 15 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Fawn-breasted_Waxbill
External Links
Search particulary Abyssinian Waxbill:
