Munias, Parrotfinches, Waxbills, and Allies
Black-rumped Waxbill
Estrilda troglodytes
- Family
- Munias, Parrotfinches, Waxbills, and Allies (Estrildidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
The black-rumped waxbill (Estrilda troglodytes) is a common species of estrildid finch found in Southern Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 2,000,000 km2.
It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Puerto Rico, Senegal, Sudan, Togo, Uganda. The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Southern Mauritania and Senegambia eastward to southern Sudan, South Sudan, Eritrea, Uganda, and western Kenya; also widely introduced, to Spain, Japan, Hawaiian Islands, Puerto Rico, Guadeloupe, and Martinique (both in central Lesser Antilles).
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Black-rumped waxbill
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
