Estrilda


Estrilda is a genus of estrildid finch in the family Estrildidae.
Most of the genus is found in Africa with one species, the Arabian waxbill, ranging into Asia.
Some species are kept as pets and have been accidentally introduced to various parts of the world.

Species

It contains the following species:
ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Black-lored waxbillEstrilda nigrilorisDemocratic Republic of the Congo
Common waxbillEstrilda astrildSierra Leone, Liberia and the Ivory Coast.
Anambra waxbillEstrilda poliopareiasouthern Nigeria.
Arabian waxbillEstrilda rufibarbaYemen and southwestern Saudi Arabia.-
Black-rumped waxbillEstrilda troglodytesBenin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France, Gambia, Ghana, Guadeloupe, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Senegal, Sudan, Togo, Uganda
Black-crowned waxbillEstrilda nonnulaNigeria and Cameroon to se Sudan, w Kenya and nw Tanzania
Black-headed waxbillEstrilda atricapillaAngola, Burundi, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda
Kandt's waxbillEstrilda kandticentral Africa
Black-cheeked waxbillEstrilda charmosynaEthiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan and Tanzania.-
Fawn-breasted waxbillEstrilda paludicolaAngola, Burundi, Central African Republic, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia
Lavender waxbillEstrilda caerulescensBenin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, Togo
Black-faced waxbillEstrilda erythronotosAngola, Botswana, Kenya, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Orange-cheeked waxbillEstrilda melpodaAngola, Benin, Bermuda, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Puerto Rico, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, and Zambia.
Grey waxbillEstrilda perreiniAngola, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia & Zimbabwe.
Crimson-rumped waxbillEstrilda rhodopygaBurundi, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, South Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.
Cinderella waxbillEstrilda thomensissouthwestern Angola around Namibe Province, north and east to southwest Huila Province and north to Fazenda do Cuito in Huambo and extreme northwestern Namibia.