Orange-cheeked Waxbill

When to see the Orange-cheeked Waxbill

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Orange-cheeked Waxbill

The map shades 33 countries with regular records, and 2 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 Spain, United Kingdom.

About the Orange-cheeked Waxbill

The orange-cheeked waxbill is a common species of estrildid finch native to western and central Africa, with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 3,600,000 km2.

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Easily confused with

Black-crowned WaxbillEstrilda nonnulaThe black-crowned waxbill is a common species of estrildid finch found in western-central Africa. Black-rumped WaxbillEstrilda troglodytesThe black-rumped waxbill is a common species of estrildid finch found in Southern Africa. Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopygaThe crimson-rumped waxbill also known as rosy-rumped waxbill is a common species of estrildid finch found in eastern Africa.