Anambra Waxbill
Estrilda poliopareiaReichenow, A, 1902
English (US) Anambra Waxbill
The Anambra Waxbill (Estrilda poliopareia) 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.
Range: southern Nigeria (Niger River delta to Benin border)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Estrilda poliopareia
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Anambra Waxbill
- Described by
- Reichenow, A, 1902
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Reichenow, A, 1902
- Type locality
- 'Congo' ; restricted to southern Nigeria by Chapin, 1950, Bull. Brit. Ornith. Club, 70, p. 24.
- Original description
- Ornithologische Monatsberichte 10 p.185
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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