Black-cheeked waxbill
The black-cheeked waxbill or red-rumped waxbill (Brunhilda charmosyna) is a common species of estrildid finch found in east Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 400,000 km2.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Dinosauria |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Estrildidae |
Genus: | Brunhilda |
Species: | B. charmosyna |
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Brunhilda charmosyna (Reichenow, 1881) | |
![Two small bits with red chests, black cheeks, blue beaks, and black-and-white stripes wings](../I/Black-cheeked_Waxbill_imported_from_iNaturalist_photo_135134530_on_27_January_2022.jpg.webp)
Two black-cheeked waxbills sitting in a tree
It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan and Tanzania. The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern.
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Estrilda charmosyna". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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