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ShrublandTiny · 9 g
ShrublandTiny · 9 g
When to see the Arabian Waxbill
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Arabian Waxbill
Regular range
The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Arabian Waxbill
The Arabian waxbill is a highly sociable species of estrildid finch native to Yemen and south-western Saudi Arabia. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 20,000 – 50,000 km2.
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Easily confused with
Anambra WaxbillEstrilda poliopareiaThe Anambra waxbill is approximately 12 cm long.
Black-headed WaxbillEstrilda atricapillaThe black-headed waxbill is a common species of estrildid finch found in central Africa.
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.
Black-headed WaxbillEstrilda atricapillaThe black-headed waxbill is a common species of estrildid finch found in central Africa.
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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