Waxbills, Munias & Allies

Fawn-breasted Waxbill

Estrilda paludicola

The Fawn-breasted Waxbill (Estrilda paludicola) is a 7.6 g grassland bird that eats mostly seeds. It stays put all year.

Family

Waxbills, Munias & Allies

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

7.6 g

Habitat

Grassland

Diet

Plants and seeds

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

15

Recorded in Uganda, Rwanda, Zambia, Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Tanzania, Central African Rep., Gabon, Nigeria, S. Sudan, Burundi, Zimbabwe.

Where to see it: Epena (Republic of the Congo); Rafai, Mbomou, Central African Republic (Central African Republic); Odzala NP · Mboko Camp (Republic of the Congo); Djoubissi (general area) (Central African Republic); Nyungwe NP · Gisakura, Ndambarare Trail (Rwanda).

Photo: (c) Ryan van Huyssteen, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist