Waxbills, Munias & Allies

Black-crowned Waxbill

Estrilda nonnula

The Black-crowned Waxbill (Estrilda nonnula) is a 7.7 g grassland bird that eats mostly seeds. It stays put all year.

Family

Waxbills, Munias & Allies

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

7.7 g

Habitat

Grassland

Diet

Plants and seeds

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

12

Recorded in Uganda, Rwanda, Cameroon, Kenya, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eq. Guinea, Burundi, Tanzania, Central African Rep., Gabon, Republic of the Congo.

Where to see it: Nyungwe NP · Gisakura, Ndambarare Trail (Rwanda); Kibira National Forest · Teza Tea Plantation (Burundi); Mt. Kupe (Cameroon); Aurélie's House at Muramvya (Burundi); Bakossi Mountains · Kodmin Forest (Cameroon).

Photo: (c) Tommy Andriollo, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist