Orange-cheeked Waxbill
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| Estrilda melpoda (Vieillot, 1817) |
The Orange-cheeked Waxbill Estrilda melpoda is a common species of estrildid finch native to western and central Africa, but has been introduced to US and UK. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 3,600,000 km².
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It is commonly found in dry savanna habitats of Angola, Benin, Bermuda, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Puerto Rico, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, UK (introducted by Bermuda), US (introduced by Puerto Rico) & Zambia. It also can be found at subtropical/ tropical (lowland) wet shrubland habitats. The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern.
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Categories: Least Concern species | Passerine stubs | Estrildidae | Birds of Africa | Birds of Angola | Birds of Benin | Birds of Bermuda | Birds of Burkina Faso | Birds of Burundi | Birds of Cameroon | Birds of Central African Republic | Birds of Chad | Birds of Congo | Birds of The Democratic Republic of the Congo | Birds of Côte d'Ivoire | Birds of Equatorial Guinea | Birds of Gabon | Birds of Gambia | Birds of Ghana | Birds of Guinea | Birds of Guinea-Bissau | Birds of Liberia | Birds of Mali | Birds of Mauritania | Birds of Niger | Birds of Nigeria | Birds of Puerto Rico | Birds of Rwanda | Birds of Senegal | Birds of Sierra Leone | Birds of Togo | Birds of Zambia | Introduced birds
