Waxbills, Munias & Allies

Black-faced Waxbill

Estrilda erythronotos

The Black-faced Waxbill (Estrilda erythronotos) is a 9.2 g scrub bird that eats mostly seeds. It stays put all year.

Family

Waxbills, Munias & Allies

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

9.2 g

Habitat

Shrubland

Diet

Plants and seeds

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

9

Recorded in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Tanzania, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Rwanda, Zambia.

Where to see it: Avis Dam (Namibia); Ondudu Lodge (formerly Erongo Wilderness) (Namibia); Serengeti NP (Tanzania); Akagera NP · Southern Area (Rwanda); Bwabwata NP · Mahango riverside loop (Namibia).

Photo: (c) Shaun Swanepoel, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist