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Disambiguation: Black-faced Waxbill is also an alternative name for Black-cheeked Waxbill
Alternative name: Black-lored Waxbill

Estrilda nigriloris

[edit] Identification

13cm. Grey-brown head, pink throat, brown back, crimson eye, black bill, black legs.

[edit] Distribution

A small area around the Lualaba River and Lake Upemba of south-eastern DRC.

[edit] Taxonomy

Taxonomic status needs clarification; Dowsett & Forbes Watson (1993) include nigriloris as a subspecies of Common Waxbill E. astrild.

[edit] Habitat

Plains with tall grasses and bushes, woodlands and wetlands.

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] Diet

The diet includes inverterbrates and seeds.

[edit] Breeding

It nests in a tree or shrub. Two to four white eggs are laid.

[edit] Status

There have been no published records of this species since 1950. Classified as Data Deficient by BirdLife International.¹

[edit] References

1. BirdLife International (2008) Species factsheet: Estrilda nigriloris. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=8657&m=0 on 29/10/2008

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