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[[Image:IMG 9951Black-faced Waxbill - R Wienand 1 .jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|safariranger|safariranger}} <br />Erongo Wilderness Lodge, [[Namibia]], December 2007 ]] | [[Image:IMG 9951Black-faced Waxbill - R Wienand 1 .jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|safariranger|safariranger}} <br />Erongo Wilderness Lodge, [[Namibia]], December 2007 ]] | ||
'''Alternative name: Black-cheeked Waxbill''' | '''Alternative name: Black-cheeked Waxbill''' | ||
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Disambiguation: the name Black-faced Waxbill is sometimes also used for the species ''[[Estrilda nigriloris]]''. | Disambiguation: the name Black-faced Waxbill is sometimes also used for the species ''[[Estrilda nigriloris]]''. | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
Small (11-12 cm) with black face and red rump, flanks and upper belly. Tail is black and wings are barred black and grey-buff. | Small (11-12 cm) with black face and red rump, flanks and upper belly. Tail is black and wings are barred black and grey-buff. | ||
Revision as of 10:13, 7 September 2014
Alternative name: Black-cheeked Waxbill
- Estrilda erythronotos
Disambiguation: the name Black-faced Waxbill is sometimes also used for the species Estrilda nigriloris.
Identification
Small (11-12 cm) with black face and red rump, flanks and upper belly. Tail is black and wings are barred black and grey-buff.
Similar Species
East African race differs from very similar Red-rumped Waxbill by black chin, central belly and undertail.
Distribution
Africa:
Western Africa: Angola
Eastern Africa: Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia
Southern Africa: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa
Taxonomy
Subspecies:1
- E. e. erythronotos
- E. e. delamerei
Habitat
Acacia thornveld.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes grass seeds and insects.
Breeding
The enclosed nests are built from grass stalks and seed heads, and are placed in trees. The clutch consists of 3-4 eggs.
The nests may be parasitised by Pin-tailed Whydah.
References
- Fry H, Keith S, Woodcook M & Willis I. 2004. Birds of Africa Vol VII: Sparrows to Buntings. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0713665319
- Avibase
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-faced Waxbill. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-faced_Waxbill
