• Synonyms Red-billed Waxbill, Waxbill, REed-billed Waxbill, Astrild
  • Old latin name for bird Loxia astrild

Common Waxbillbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Tero Linjama
    Portugal
  • 2.
    Song, © Yeo SB
    Singapore
  • 3.
    Call, © Antonio Xeira
    Portugal
  • 4.
    Call, flight call, flock, © Fernando Jacobs
    Brazil
  • 5.
    Call, © Ross Gallardy
    United States
  • 6.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Common Waxbill

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion w, c, e, s

Common Waxbill subspecies (15)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Estrilda astrild adesmae DR Congo, Uganda, w Kenya to nw Tanzania-No
Estrilda astrild angolensisinland w Angola-No
Estrilda astrild astrilds Botswana and w, s South Africa-No
Estrilda astrild cavendishis DR Congo and s Tanzania to Zimbabwe and Mozambique-No
Estrilda astrild damarensisNamibia-No
Estrilda astrild jagoensiscoastal w Angola and São Tomé-No
Estrilda astrild kempiGuinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia-No
Estrilda astrild macmillaniSudan-No
Estrilda astrild massaicac Kenya to n Tanzania-No
Estrilda astrild minors Somalia, e Kenya, ne Tanzania and Zanzibar-No
Estrilda astrild niedieckic Angola to w Zimbabwe-No
Estrilda astrild occidentaliss Mali and Ivory Coast to n DR Congo and Bioko I.-No
Estrilda astrild peaseiEthiopia-No
Estrilda astrild rubriventrisGabon to nw Angola-No
Estrilda astrild tenebridorsan, e South Africa-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansRooibeksysie (Rooibekkie), Rooibeksysie
Arabicشمعي المنقار الشائع
BasqueBec de corall senegalès , Mokogorri
BelarusianХвалісты астрыльд
BulgarianВълниста астрилда, Вълниста естрилда
Catalanbec de corall senegalès
Chinese梅花雀
Chinese (Traditional)橫斑梅花雀
Croatianprugasta estrilda
Czechastrild vlnkovaný
DanishHelena-astrild, Helenaastrild
DutchSint-Helena fazantje, Sint-Helenafazantje
EsperantoKoralbeka estrildo, Ordinara estrildo, Estrildo, Estrilda estrildo
Estonianvahanokk-amadiin
Finnishvahanokka
FrenchAstrild ondulé, Bec-de-corail ondulé, Astrld bec-de-corail, Astrild bec-de-corail, Sénégali ondulé, Astrild gris, Astrild de Sainte-Hél, Astrild de Sainte-Hélène, Astrild capucin, Astrild à bec de corail
FrisianReadsnaffelastrild
GalicianBec de corall senegalès , Bico de coral común
GermanWellen-Astrild, Wellenastrild
GreekΛαμπρόσπιζα, Κοινή Λαμπρόσπιζα
Hebrewאסטרילדה, פרושית מצויה, פרושית אדומת-משקפיים
HungarianHelena-pinty, asztrild
IcelandicFagurstrildi
IrishCéirghob
ItalianAstrilde di Sant'Elena, Estrilda comune, Astrilde comune
Japaneseオナガカエデチョウ
Latvianviļņainais vasknibis
Lithuanianpaprastoji astrilda, Raiboji astrilda
LuxembourgishWellenastrild
MacedonianОбична астрилда
Maltesewaxbill komuni
ManxGob kereagh
Northern SamiGássenjunni
Norwegianvatreastrild, Tigerfink, Helena astrild
Norwegian NynorskVatreastrild
Polishastryld falisty
Portuguesebico-de-lacre, beijo-de-moça, bico-de-lacre-comum
RomanianEstrilda ondulată
RussianВолнистый астрильд
SerbianTalasasta astrilda
Slovakastrilda vlnkovaná
Slovenianrečna astrilda, Recna astrilda
SpanishEstrilda Ondulada, Estrilda común, Astrilda Común, Pico de Lacre, Pico de Coral
SwahiliMshigi Kawaida
Swedishhelenaastrild
Tahitianvini
TsongaXindzingiri bhanga
TurkishMumgaga
Ukrainianастрильд смугастий
WelshCwyrbig cyffredin
XhosaIntshiyane
ZuluiNtiyane