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GrasslandTiny · 7 g


When to see the Black-lored Waxbill
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 3 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.
About the Black-lored Waxbill
The 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. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of less than 2,600 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.
Anambra WaxbillEstrilda poliopareiaThe Anambra waxbill is approximately 12 cm long.
Arabian WaxbillEstrilda rufibarbaThe Arabian waxbill is a highly sociable species of estrildid finch native to Yemen and south-western Saudi Arabia.
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