• Synonyms Abyssinian Red-rumped Waxbill, Pink-bellied Black-cheeked Waxbill, Loita Red-rumped Waxbill, Red-rumped Waxbill, Red rumped Waxbill, Pink-bellied Waxbill, Charmosyna Waxbill
  • Old latin name for bird Estrilda pallidior, Estrilda nigrimentum, Habropyga charmosyna, Estrilda charmosyna

Black-cheeked Waxbillbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Hans Matheve
    Ethiopia
  • 2.
    Call, © Andrew Spencer
    Ethiopia
  • 3.
    Song, © Rory Nefdt
    Kenya
  • 4.
    Song, © Rory Nefdt
    Kenya
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Black-cheeked Waxbill

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion e

Black-cheeked Waxbill subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Brunhilda charmosyna charmosynas Sudan, Ethiopia, s Somalia, ne Uganda and n Kenya-No
Brunhilda charmosyna kiwanukaes Kenya and n Tanzania-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Chinese红腰梅花雀
Chinese (Traditional)紅尾梅花雀
Croatiansivotrba estrilda
Czechastrild běločelý, Astrild východoafrický
DanishFeastrild
DutchFeeünastrild, Feeënastrild
EsperantoĤarmozina estrildo
Estonianroosa-amadiin
Finnishakaasiavahanokka
FrenchAstrild des fées, Astrild féérique
GermanFeen-Astrild, Feenastrild
Hungariantündérasztrild
ItalianEstrilda gropparossa, Astrilde ventrerosato
Japaneseコシアカカエデチョウ
Lithuanianraudonpilvė astrilda
Norwegiansavanneastrild, Feastrild
Norwegian NynorskSavanneastrild
Polishastryld różany, astryld rózany
Portuguesebico-de-lacre-oriental, Bico-de-lacre-de-peito-rosado
RussianАлогрудый астрильд, Чернощёкий астрильд
SerbianAstrilda plavih obraza
Slovakastrilda ciernolíca, astrilda čiernolíca
SpanishEstrilda carinegra norteña, Astrild de Vientre Rosado, Estrilda de Vientre Rosado
SwahiliMshigi Shavu-jeusi
SwedishSavannastrild, törnastrild
TurkishKara Yanaklı Mumgaga
Ukrainianастрильд рудогузий