Parkveld
Wildlife
Estrildidae

Estrildidae in the reserves

18 species of the Estrildidae family are recorded around 454 parks and reserves in the directory. The most widely recorded is the Common Waxbill, near 244 reserves.

Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild244 reserves

Blue WaxbillUraeginthus angolensis132 reserves Bronze MannikinLonchura cucullata118 reserves

Swee WaxbillCoccopygia melanotis53 reserves

African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricata48 reserves

Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melba48 reserves

Jameson's FirefinchLagonosticta rhodopareia42 reserves

Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala37 reserves

Red-headed FinchAmadina erythrocephala35 reserves Violet-eared WaxbillUraeginthus granatinus30 reserves Black-and-white MannikinLonchura bicolor25 reserves

Cut-throat FinchAmadina fasciata19 reserves

Black-faced Quail-FinchOrtygospiza atricollis17 reserves Black-faced WaxbillEstrilda erythronotos12 reserves

Pink-throated TwinspotHypargos margaritatus11 reserves

Green TwinspotMandingoa nitidula8 reserves Grey WaxbillEstrilda perreini7 reserves

Orange-breasted WaxbillAmandava subflava7 reserves

GBIF.org occurrence records; taxonomy from the GBIF backbone; photos from Wikimedia Commons (authors on the photo credits page).