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Black-rumped Waxbill (Estrilda troglodytes)

Black-rumped Waxbill

Estrilda troglodytes

Least Concern

Overview

The black-rumped waxbill (Estrilda troglodytes) is a common species of estrildid finch native to Southern Africa. It has a large global extent of occurrence estimated at 2,000,000 km² and is currently listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Habitat

This species is found across a wide range of countries in Africa, including Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, and Togo. It has also been introduced to various non-native locations such as Japan, Spain, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Lesser Antilles.

Did you know?

The black-rumped waxbill was introduced into Japan as a pet bird in the 1960s and has records of breeding in Tokyo and being sighted in Osaka and Saitama, though its impact on the country remains unknown and it is not currently regulated. It was first described by Hinrich Lichtenstein in 1823 and was originally placed in the genus Fringilla before being moved to Estrilda in 1850.

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