Common Waxbill (Estrilda astrild)
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About Common Waxbill (Estrilda astrild)
- Kingdom: Animals
- Phylum: Chordates
- Class: Birds
- Order: Perching Birds
- Family: Old World Sparrows
The common waxbill, also known as the St Helena waxbill, is a small passerine bird belonging to the estrildid finch family. It is native to sub-Saharan Africa but has been introduced to many other regions of the world and now has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 10,000,000 km2. It is popular and easy to keep in captivity.
Source: Wikipedia
Visits
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2003-01-09
Swakopmund, NamibiaOutside of town at the "moonscape" -
2010-07-13
Tahiti, French Polynesia -
2011-01-06
Lake Awasa, Ethiopia -
2013-10-31
Saiwa Swamp National Park, Kenya -
2025-02-13
Mapopwe Rice Fields, Tanzania -
2025-03-04
La Janda, Spain -
2025-03-04
Bonanza, Spain -
2025-03-06
La Janda, Spain -
2025-03-07
La Janda, Spain
