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When to see the Black-rumped Waxbill
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Black-rumped Waxbill
The map shades 26 countries with regular records, and 8 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in United States, Bahrain, Eritrea, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Puerto Rico, United Arab Emirates, Portugal.
About the Black-rumped Waxbill
The black-rumped waxbill is a common species of estrildid finch found in Southern Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 2,000,000 km2.
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Easily confused with
Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopygaThe crimson-rumped waxbill also known as rosy-rumped waxbill is a common species of estrildid finch found in eastern Africa.
Black-crowned WaxbillEstrilda nonnulaThe black-crowned waxbill is a common species of estrildid finch found in western-central Africa.
Fawn-breasted WaxbillEstrilda paludicolaThe fawn-breasted waxbill is a common species of estrildid finch found in central Africa.
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