Orange-breasted Waxbill

About the Orange-breasted Waxbill

The orange-breasted waxbill, also known as the zebra waxbill, is a small sparrow-like bird with a reddish iris, orange breast, red bill and dark olive-green plumage. The male has a red rump, dark bars on the whitish flank and a scarlet eyebrow stripe. The female is duller and smaller than male; it also lacks the male's red eyebrow.

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Where the Orange-breasted Waxbill lives

Recorded as a rare visitor in United States, Portugal, Togo, Mali, United Arab Emirates.

When to see the Orange-breasted Waxbill

Peak activity in March · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Red AvadavatAmandava amandavaThis small finch is easily identified by the rounded black tail and the bill that is seasonally red.