Fawn-breasted waxbill

Estrilda paludicola

The fawn-breasted waxbill is a common species of estrildid finch found in central Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 1,800,000 km2. "Estrilda paludicola", "E. ochrogaster" and "E. poliopareia" have been lumped into "E. paludicola".
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Habitat

The fawn-breasted waxbill is commonly found in subtropical/tropical wet grassland habitats in Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. However, it also inhabits dry forest and dry shrubland habitats. The IUCN has classified the species as being of least concern.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyEstrildidae
GenusEstrilda
SpeciesE. paludicola
Photographed in
Angola