Fawn-breasted Waxbill
Estrilda paludicolaHeuglin, MT, 1863
English (US) Fawn-breasted Waxbill
The Fawn-breasted Waxbill (Estrilda paludicola) 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 paludicola
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Fawn-breasted Waxbill
- Described by
- Heuglin, MT, 1863
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Estrilda paludicola paludicola
- Estrilda paludicola roseicrissa
- Estrilda paludicola marwitzi
- Estrilda paludicola benguellensis
- Estrilda paludicola ruthae
- Estrilda paludicola ochrogaster
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Estrelda paludicola
- Described by
- Heuglin, MT, 1863
- Type locality
- middle course of Bahr el Ghazal.
- Original description
- Journal für Ornithologie 11, no.63 p.166
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Black-lored Waxbill
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Black-rumped Waxbill
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Crimson-rumped Waxbill
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