Crimson-rumped Waxbill
Estrilda rhodopygaSundevall, CJ, 1850
English (US) Crimson-rumped Waxbill
The Crimson-rumped Waxbill (Estrilda rhodopyga) 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 rhodopyga
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Crimson-rumped Waxbill
- Described by
- Sundevall, CJ, 1850
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Estrilda rhodopyga rhodopyga
- Estrilda rhodopyga centralis
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Sundevall, CJ, 1850
- Type locality
- northeastern Africa ; type from Sennar, see Shelley, 1905, Birds Africa, 4, p. 206.
- Original description
- Öfversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 7, no.5 p.126
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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