Black-faced Waxbill bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsBlacktailed Waxbill, Blackcheeked Waxbill, Black-cheeked Waxbill, Black cheeked Waxbill
Old latin name for birdEstrelda lipiniana, Estrilda lipiniana, Estrilda erythronotus, Estrelda lipiniani, Fringilla erythronotos, Estrilda erythronotos
OrderPerching birds / Passeriformes
FamilyWaxbills, Munias & Allies / Estrildidae
GenusBrunhilda
Breeding regionAfrica
Breeding subregions, e

Black-faced Waxbill bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Tony Archer
    South Africa
  • 2.
    Call, © Faansie Peacock
    South Africa
  • 3.
    Call, © Faansie Peacock
    South Africa
  • 4.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Namibia
  • 5.
    Call, © Tony Archer
    South Africa
  • 6.
    Call, © Charles Hesse
    Namibia
  • 7.
    Call, flight call, © Martin St-Michel
    Uganda
  • 8.
    Call, © Tony Archer
    South Africa
  • 9.
    Call, © Dawie de Swardt
    South Africa
  • 10.
    Alarm call, call, flight call, Mainly gender-specific loud contact calls, © Rick Nuttall
    South Africa
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Black-faced Waxbill

Black-faced Waxbill subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Brunhilda erythronotos delamereisw Uganda, w Kenya to c Tanzania-No
Brunhilda erythronotos erythronotosAngola and Namibia to Zimbabwe and n South Africa-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansSwartwangsysie
Catalanestrilda caranegra
Chinese黑颊梅花雀
Chinese (Traditional)黑頰梅花雀
Croatianružičastotrba estrilda
CzechAstrild rudobrichý, astrild rudobřichý
DanishAlfeastrild
DutchElfenastrild
EsperantoRuĝdorsa estrildo
Estonianvööttiib-amadiin
Finnishnaamiovahanokka
FrenchAstrild à moustaches noires, Astrild à joues noires, Astrild à moustaches
GermanElfen-Astrild, Elfenastrild
Hungarianfeketearcú asztrild
ItalianAstrilde guancenere, Estrilda guancenere
Japaneseホオグロカエデチョウ
Lithuanianjuodaskruostė astrilda
NorwegianAlfeastrild, alveastrild, Alveastrild
Norwegian NynorskAlveastrild
Polishastryld czarnolicy
Portuguesebico-de-lacre-de-faces-pretas
RussianЧернолицый астрильд, Чернощёкий астрильд
SerbianCrnolika astrilda
Slovakastrilda červenobruchá
SpanishEstrilda carinegra sureña, Estrilda Carinegra, Astrild de Mejillas Negras
SwahiliMshigi Uso-mweusi
Swedishsnårastrild, Älvastrild
TsongaXidzingirhi
TswanaSentsipitsipi
TurkishKara Yüzlü Mumgaga
Ukrainianастрильд чорнощокий