Black-cheeked waxbill

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Black-cheeked waxbill
Crimson-rumped Waxbill specimen RWD.jpg

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Estrildidae
Genus: Brunhilda
Species:
B. charmosyna
Binomial name
Brunhilda charmosyna
(Reichenow, 1881)

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.

It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan and Tanzania. The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

References[]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Estrilda charmosyna". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.


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