Crimson-rumped Waxbill

When to see the Crimson-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 Crimson-rumped Waxbill

The map shades 15 countries with regular records, and 1 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 Burundi.

About the Crimson-rumped Waxbill

The crimson-rumped waxbill also known as rosy-rumped waxbill is a common species of estrildid finch found in eastern Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 830,000 km2.

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Easily confused with

Black-rumped WaxbillEstrilda troglodytesThe black-rumped waxbill is a common species of estrildid finch found in Southern 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.