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Arabian Waxbill
Estrilda rufibarba (Cabanis, 1851)
8.5 gWeight
The Arabian waxbill (Estrilda rufibarba) is a highly sociable species of estrildid finch native to Yemen and south-western Saudi Arabia.
Most records: Saudi Arabia
Where and when it's recorded
Arabian Waxbill has been recorded at 1 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Al Sadd LakeSaudi Arabia40 records
Countries and regions with the most records
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
About
The Arabian waxbill (Estrilda rufibarba) is a highly sociable species of estrildid finch native to Yemen and south-western Saudi Arabia. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 20,000 – 50,000 km2.
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Questions
How big is the Arabian Waxbill?
The Arabian Waxbill weighs around 8.5 g.
Where does the Arabian Waxbill live?
Its breeding range: Palearctic: southwestern Saudi Arabia and western, central Yemen (southwestern Arabian Peninsula). It is most often recorded in Saudi Arabia.
Is the Arabian Waxbill endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Arabian Waxbill as Least Concern.
What does the Arabian Waxbill eat?
Main food: Seeds.
What family is the Arabian Waxbill in?
It belongs to the family Waxbills, Munias & Allies (Estrildidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Weight
- 8.5 g
- Habitat
- Shrubland
- Diet
- Seeds
- Lifestyle
- Varied
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 48 mm
- Tail
- 46 mm
- Bill
- 10 mm
- Tarsus
- 15 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Palearctic: southwestern Saudi Arabia and western, central Yemen (southwestern Arabian Peninsula)
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Waxbills, Munias & Allies Estrildidae
- Genus
- Estrilda
Other birds in the genus Estrilda
Black-crowned WaxbillEstrilda nonnula
Black-headed WaxbillEstrilda atricapilla
Kandt's WaxbillEstrilda kandti
Orange-cheeked WaxbillEstrilda melpoda
Anambra WaxbillEstrilda poliopareia
Fawn-breasted WaxbillEstrilda paludicola
Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
Black-lored WaxbillEstrilda nigriloris
Black-rumped WaxbillEstrilda troglodytes
Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopyga
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