Alternative name: Black-faced Waxbill
- Estrilda nigriloris
Identification
Length 11-13 cm. Grey-brown head with a black line through the eye, pink throat, brown back, red bill, black legs.
Similar Species
Similar to the Common Waxbill, but with a black (not red) line through the eye.
Distribution
A small area around the Lualaba River and Lake Upemba of south-eastern DRC.
Status
There have been no published records of this species since 1950. Classified as Data Deficient by BirdLife International.2
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Taxonomic status needs clarification; Dowsett & Forbes Watson (1993) include nigriloris as a subspecies of Common Waxbill E. astrild.
Habitat
Grass, reedbeds and scrub.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet probably includes seeds and inverterbrates.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- 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
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-lored Waxbill. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-lored_Waxbill
External Links
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