- Source: Black-rumped waxbill
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, France (introduced by Guadeloupe), Gambia, Ghana, Guadeloupe, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Portugal (introduced), Puerto Rico, Senegal, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, United States (introduced in Puerto Rico) and Virgin Islands (possibly extirpated). The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern.
Taxonomy
The black-rumped waxbill was first described by Hinrich Lichtenstein in 1823, and at the time was placed in the Fringilla genus. When the Estrilda genus was described in 1850, this species was moved there. It was at one point thought to be conspecific with the Arabian waxbill.
References
BirdLife Species Factsheet
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Daftar burung Taiwan
- Black-rumped waxbill
- Estrildidae
- Common waxbill
- List of bird species introduced to the Hawaiian Islands
- List of birds by common name
- White-rumped munia
- Black-cheeked waxbill
- List of birds of Japan
- List of birds of Africa
- List of birds of Europe
