Black-cheeked waxbill

Black-cheeked waxbill
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Estrildidae
Genus: Estrilda
Species: E. charmosyna
Binomial name
Estrilda charmosyna
(Reichenow, 1881)

The black-cheeked waxbill or red-rumped waxbill (Estrilda charmosyna) is a common species of estrildid finch found in east Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 400,000 km².

It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan and Tanzania. The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

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