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The Anambra waxbill is approximately 12 cm long. This species is a dun-coloured finch with reddish brown bill and rump. If looked at closely, it has very fine barring on its upperparts, sides of breast and flanks, with unusual pale eyes. It has a typical waxbill-like tzzzt call.
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When to see the Anambra Waxbill
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 5 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is May, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Anambra Waxbill
The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Anambra Waxbill
The Anambra waxbill is a species of estrildid finch found in wetter land of southern Nigeria and Benin. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 38,000 km2.
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Easily confused with
Black-headed WaxbillEstrilda atricapillaThe black-headed waxbill is a common species of estrildid finch found in central Africa.
Arabian WaxbillEstrilda rufibarbaThe Arabian waxbill is a highly sociable species of estrildid finch native to Yemen and south-western Saudi Arabia.
Black-lored WaxbillEstrilda nigrilorisThe black-lored waxbill is a species of estrildid finch found around the Lualaba River and Lake Upemba in the southern part of The Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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