Common Waxbill / Estrilda astrild
| Common Waxbill bird information | Values |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | LC - Least concern |
| Synonyms | Astrild, Red-billed Waxbill, Waxbill, REed-billed Waxbill |
| Old latin name for bird | Loxia astrild |
| Order | Perching birds / Passeriformes |
| Family | Waxbills, Munias & Allies / Estrildidae |
| Genus | Estrilda |
| Breeding region | Africa |
| Breeding subregion | w, c, e, s |
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Related species
Anambra Waxbill
Black-lored Waxbill
Kandt's Waxbill
Black-crowned Waxbill
Black-rumped Waxbill
Arabian Waxbill
Fawn-breasted Waxbill
Crimson-rumped Waxbill
Orange-cheeked Waxbill
Where to see Common Waxbill
- Angola
- Argentina
- Bermuda
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Congo
- Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- French Polynesia
- French Southern Territories
- Gabon
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Guinea
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Martinique
- Mauritius
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- New Caledonia
- Nigeria
- Portugal
- Rwanda
- Réunion
- Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Spain
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Uganda
- United States of America
- Uruguay
- Vanuatu
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Common Waxbill subspecies (15)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estrilda astrild adesma | e DR Congo, Uganda, w Kenya to nw Tanzania | - | No |
| Estrilda astrild angolensis | inland w Angola | - | No |
| Estrilda astrild astrild | s Botswana and w, s South Africa | - | No |
| Estrilda astrild cavendishi | s DR Congo and s Tanzania to Zimbabwe and Mozambique | - | No |
| Estrilda astrild damarensis | Namibia | - | No |
| Estrilda astrild jagoensis | coastal w Angola and São Tomé | - | No |
| Estrilda astrild kempi | Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia | - | No |
| Estrilda astrild macmillani | Sudan | - | No |
| Estrilda astrild massaica | c Kenya to n Tanzania | - | No |
| Estrilda astrild minor | s Somalia, e Kenya, ne Tanzania and Zanzibar | - | No |
| Estrilda astrild niediecki | c Angola to w Zimbabwe | - | No |
| Estrilda astrild occidentalis | s Mali and Ivory Coast to n DR Congo and Bioko I. | - | No |
| Estrilda astrild peasei | Ethiopia | - | No |
| Estrilda astrild rubriventris | Gabon to nw Angola | - | No |
| Estrilda astrild tenebridorsa | n, e South Africa | - | No |
Translation
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Rooibeksysie (Rooibekkie), Rooibeksysie |
| Arabic | شمعي المنقار الشائع |
| Basque | Bec de corall senegalès , Mokogorri |
| Belarusian | Хвалісты астрыльд |
| Bulgarian | Вълниста естрилда, Вълниста астрилда |
| Catalan | bec de corall senegalès |
| Chinese | 梅花雀 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 橫斑梅花雀 |
| Croatian | prugasta estrilda |
| Czech | astrild vlnkovaný |
| Danish | Helenaastrild, Helena-astrild |
| Dutch | Sint-Helena fazantje, Sint-Helenafazantje |
| Esperanto | Ordinara estrildo, Koralbeka estrildo, Estrilda estrildo, Estrildo |
| Estonian | vahanokk-amadiin |
| Finnish | vahanokka |
| French | Bec-de-corail ondulé, Astrild à bec de corail, Astrild de Sainte-Hélène, Astrild de Sainte-Hél, Astrild gris, Sénégali ondulé, Astrild bec-de-corail, Astrld bec-de-corail, Astrild ondulé, Astrild capucin |
| Frisian | Readsnaffelastrild |
| Galician | Bec de corall senegalès , Bico de coral común |
| German | Wellen-Astrild, Wellenastrild |
| Greek | Κοινή Λαμπρόσπιζα, Λαμπρόσπιζα |
| Hebrew | אסטרילדה, פרושית אדומת-משקפיים, פרושית מצויה |
| Hungarian | Helena-pinty, asztrild |
| Icelandic | Fagurstrildi |
| Irish | Céirghob |
| Italian | Astrilde comune, Estrilda comune, Astrilde di Sant'Elena |
| Japanese | オナガカエデチョウ |
| Latvian | viļņainais vasknibis |
| Lithuanian | Raiboji astrilda, paprastoji astrilda |
| Luxembourgish | Wellenastrild |
| Macedonian | Обична астрилда |
| Maltese | waxbill komuni |
| Manx | Gob kereagh |
| Northern Sami | Gássenjunni |
| Norwegian | vatreastrild, Vatreastrild, Helena astrild, Tigerfink |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Vatreastrild |
| Polish | astryld falisty |
| Portuguese | bico-de-lacre, bico-de-lacre-comum, beijo-de-moça |
| Romanian | Estrilda ondulată |
| Russian | Волнистый астрильд |
| Serbian | Talasasta astrilda |
| Slovak | astrilda vlnkovaná |
| Slovenian | Recna astrilda, rečna astrilda |
| Spanish | Pico de Coral, Estrilda común, Astrilda Común, Pico de Lacre, Estrilda Ondulada |
| Swahili | Mshigi Kawaida |
| Swedish | helenaastrild |
| Tahitian | vini |
| Tsonga | Xindzingiri bhanga |
| Turkish | Mumgaga |
| Ukrainian | астрильд смугастий |
| Welsh | Cwyrbig cyffredin |
| Xhosa | Intshiyane |
| Zulu | iNtiyane |