Black-crowned Waxbill
Estrilda nonnulaHartlaub, KJG, 1883
English (US) Black-crowned Waxbill
The Black-crowned Waxbill (Estrilda nonnula) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Estrildidae (Munias, Parrotfinches, Waxbills, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Estrilda nonnula
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-crowned Waxbill
- Described by
- Hartlaub, KJG, 1883
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Estrilda nonnula elizae
- Estrilda nonnula eisentrauti
- Estrilda nonnula nonnula
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Astrilda nonnula
- Described by
- Hartlaub, KJG, 1883
- Type locality
- Kudurma, eastern equatorial Africa [=Equatoria Province, Sudan] .
- Original description
- Journal für Ornithologie 31, no.164 p.425
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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