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Angola Waxbill

Coccopygia bocagei

Least ConcernLegendaryEndemicSeedsShrublandTiny · 7 g
Angola Waxbill (Coccopygia bocagei), photo 1
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Angola Waxbill (Coccopygia bocagei), photo 2
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About the Angola Waxbill

The Angola waxbill is a species of estrildid finch endemic to western Angola. Some taxonomists consider it to be conspecific with the swee waxbill of the south and east of South Africa; it differs from this in the yellowish belly and undertail coverts, rather than grey as in the swee waxbill.

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Where it lives

Regular range
Angola

When to see it

Peak activity in August · a variable species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Yellow-bellied Waxbill (Coccopygia quartinia) Yellow-bellied WaxbillCoccopygia quartiniaThe yellow-bellied waxbill is a species of estrildid finch native to East Africa. Swee Waxbill (Coccopygia melanotis) Swee WaxbillCoccopygia melanotisThe swee waxbill, is a common species of estrildid finch native to Southern Africa.

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