bird · Passeriformes · Estrildidae

Common Waxbill

Estrilda astrild (Linnaeus, 1758) — also called Botswanan Common Waxbill, COWA. Occurrence records of the Common Waxbill are shared on GBIF from around 244 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Rietvlei Nature Reserve (2 432 records), in 9 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernEstrildidae

244reserves with records

40 320records around them

9provinces

LCIUCN category

Common Waxbill (Estrilda astrild) — Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Rietvlei Nature ReserveProtected area	GP Gauteng	2 432
Table Mountain National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	2 238
False Bay Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	2 174
Garden Route National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	2 161
Tokai ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	1 567
Hottentots-HollandProtected area	WC Western Cape	1 396
uMkhuze Game ReserveGame reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	1 284
UKhahlamba / Drakensberg ParkProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	1 267
Marievale Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	GP Gauteng	1 194
Rondevlei Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	746
Muizenberg CaveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	698
Silvermine Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	606
Highveld GardenNature reserve	FS Free State	589
Lower Guinea-Fowl TrailNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	588
Settlers Park Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	588
DONKIN RESERVENature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	582
Augrabies Falls National ParkNational park	NC Northern Cape	572
Knysna National Lake AreaProtected area	WC Western Cape	559
Grysbok ParkNature reserve	WC Western Cape	531
St. James SpringNature reserve	WC Western Cape	515
OPM Prozesky Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	NW North West	466
Saint Lucia ParkNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	460
Limietberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	445
Albert Falls Game ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	439
Pledge Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	420
Betty's Bay Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	414
Stony Point Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	396
Stony Point Penguin ColonyNature reserve	WC Western Cape	394
Bontebok National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	383
Clara Anna Fontein Game ReservePrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	377
Jan Marias Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	373
Suikerbosrant Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	339
Seal IslandNature reserve	WC Western Cape	333
Dick Dent Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	WC Western Cape	329
Marais DamNature reserve	GP Gauteng	327
Paarl Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	324
Helderberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	310
Helderberg Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	309
Fernkloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	284
CederbergProtected area	WC Western Cape	276
Cederberg Wilderness AreaProtected area	WC Western Cape	270
Matjiesrivier Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	259
Wilderness National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	252
Sneeuwberg Protected EnvironmentProtected area	FS Free State	242
Pauline Bohnen Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	236
Constantia NekNature reserve	WC Western Cape	227
Lang Elsie's Kraal Rest CampNature reserve	WC Western Cape	211
Ferncliffe Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	208
Vredenheim Big Cats ParkWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	200
Baviaanskloof Mega ReserveProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	193
Borakalalo Game ReserveGame reserve	GP Gauteng	187
Steenbok Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	185
Ithala Game ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	181
Tala Game Reserve receptionNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	181
Nylsvley Nature ReserveNature reserve	LP Limpopo	179
Tala Game Reserve entrance gateNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	179
Ingula Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	177
Jock's BayNature reserve	WC Western Cape	175
Meyersdal KoppieNature reserve	GP Gauteng	168
Doreen clark nature reserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	163

and 184 more reserves with fewer records.

By province

Western Cape: 96 reserves
KwaZulu-Natal: 52 reserves
Gauteng: 24 reserves
Eastern Cape: 22 reserves
Mpumalanga: 15 reserves
Limpopo: 14 reserves
Free State: 12 reserves
Northern Cape: 5 reserves
North West: 4 reserves

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Estrildidae
Scientific name: Estrilda astrild
GBIF taxon: 2493660
Wikidata: Q583220

More of the Estrildidae family

Blue Waxbill Bronze Mannikin Swee Waxbill African Firefinch Green-winged Pytilia Jameson's Firefinch Red-billed Firefinch Red-headed Finch Violet-eared Waxbill Black-and-white Mannikin Cut-throat Finch Black-faced Quail-Finch Black-faced Waxbill Pink-throated Twinspot Green Twinspot Grey Waxbill Orange-breasted Waxbill

Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.