Black-cheeked Waxbill - BirdForum Opus

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Disambiguation: the name Black-cheeked Waxbill is also used for Estrilda erythronotos

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Location: Langano, Ethiopia, Africa

Alternative name: Red-rumped Waxbill

Brunhilda charmosyna

Estrilda charmosyna

Distribution

Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan and Tanzania.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are two subspecies^[1]:

• B. c. charmosyna:

• Southern South Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, northeastern Uganda, and northern and eastern Kenya

• B. c. kiwanukae:

• Southern Kenya to extreme northern Tanzania

Habitat

Dry thorn scrub, usually on the ground in cover.

References

Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Black-cheeked Waxbill. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 January 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-cheeked_Waxbill

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