Fawn-breasted Waxbill (Estrilda paludicola)
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Fawn-breasted Waxbill

Estrilda paludicola Heuglin, 1863

7.6 gWeight

The fawn-breasted waxbill (Estrilda paludicola) is a common species of estrildid finch found in central Africa.

Most records: Uganda, Rwanda, Ethiopia

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Fawn-breasted Waxbill has been recorded at 90 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 11 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Gibe GorgeEthiopia79 records
  2. Queen Elizabeth II NPUganda79 records
  3. Nyungwe NP – Gisakura, Ndambarare TrailRwanda67 records
More places
  1. Mutinondo WildernessZambia62 records
  2. Nyandungu Urban Wetland Eco-tourism ParkRwanda54 records
  3. Queen Elizabeth II NP – Kasenyi TrackUganda52 records
  4. Queen Elizabeth II NP – Ishasha SectorUganda44 records
  5. Queen Elizabeth II NP – Northern SectorUganda40 records
  6. Queen Elizabeth NP – Ishasha RdUganda37 records
  7. Kakamega Forest NRKenya34 records

Countries and regions with the most records

UgandaRwandaEthiopiaKenyaZambiaAngolaCongo - BrazzavilleTanzania

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 fawn-breasted waxbill (Estrilda paludicola) is a common species of estrildid finch found in central Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 1,800,000 km2. Estrilda paludicola, E. ochrogaster and E. poliopareia have been lumped into E. paludicola (Dowsett and Forbes-Watson 1993).

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Questions

How big is the Fawn-breasted Waxbill?

The Fawn-breasted Waxbill weighs around 7.6 g.

Where does the Fawn-breasted Waxbill live?

Its breeding range: Africa: central, east-central. It is most often recorded in Uganda, Rwanda and Ethiopia.

Is the Fawn-breasted Waxbill endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Fawn-breasted Waxbill as Least Concern.

What does the Fawn-breasted Waxbill eat?

Main food: Seeds.

What family is the Fawn-breasted Waxbill in?

It belongs to the family Waxbills, Munias & Allies (Estrildidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Weight
7.6 g
Habitat
Grassland
Diet
Seeds
Lifestyle
Varied
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
47 mm
Tail
48 mm
Bill
9 mm
Tarsus
15 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Africa: central, east-central

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 WaxbillBlack-crowned WaxbillEstrilda nonnulaBlack-headed WaxbillBlack-headed WaxbillEstrilda atricapillaKandt's WaxbillKandt's WaxbillEstrilda kandtiOrange-cheeked WaxbillOrange-cheeked WaxbillEstrilda melpodaAnambra WaxbillAnambra WaxbillEstrilda poliopareiaCommon WaxbillCommon WaxbillEstrilda astrildBlack-lored WaxbillBlack-lored WaxbillEstrilda nigrilorisBlack-rumped WaxbillBlack-rumped WaxbillEstrilda troglodytesCrimson-rumped WaxbillCrimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopygaArabian WaxbillArabian WaxbillEstrilda rufibarba
Fawn-breasted Waxbill

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