bird · Passeriformes · Estrildidae

Swee Waxbill

Coccopygia melanotis (Temminck, 1823) — also called Common Swee Waxbill. Occurrence records of the Swee Waxbill are shared on GBIF from around 53 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Hottentots-Holland (1 243 records), in 6 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernEstrildidae

53reserves with records

7 291records around them

6provinces

LCIUCN category

Swee Waxbill (Coccopygia melanotis) — Photo: Derek Keats · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Hottentots-HollandProtected area	WC Western Cape	1 243
Jock's BayNature reserve	WC Western Cape	937
Jan Marias Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	778
Tokai ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	719
Lion's Head Hiking TrailNature reserve	WC Western Cape	597
Constantia NekNature reserve	WC Western Cape	341
Wilderness National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	285
Boland Mountain ComplexProtected area	WC Western Cape	277
Helderberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	256
Vredenheim Big Cats ParkWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	194
Limietberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	192
Royal Natal National ParkNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	171
Woodbush Forest ReserveNature reserve	LP Limpopo	129
Barberton Nature ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	110
Umgeni Valley Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	107
WESSA uMngeni Valley Nature Reserve & Education CentreWildlife sanctuary	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	107
Howick Umngeni River ConservancyPrivate game reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	105
Midmar Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	103
Jonkershoek Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	78
Greyton Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	62
Boulders Penguin ColonyGame reserve	WC Western Cape	53
Waterloo Farm lagerstätteProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	49
Ceres Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	45
Plettenberg Bay Game ReservePrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	38
Assegaaibosch Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	32
Boosmansbos Wilderness AreaProtected area	WC Western Cape	24
Wellington ParkNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	23
Knysna Elephant ParkWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	23
Raptor Rescue PlettWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	22
Mzimkulwana Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	17
Blyderivierspoort NatuurreservaatNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	15
SANP Garden Of EdenNature reserve	WC Western Cape	15
Van Stadens Wild Flower ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	15
Kogelberg Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	14
Table Mountain National Park Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	12
George Wildlife ParkWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	12
Monte Rochelle Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	10
QwaQwa National ParkNational park	FS Free State	10
Brenton Blue Butterfly Special Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	9
Cape Winelands Biosphere ReserveBiosphere reserve	WC Western Cape	9
Island Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	8
Barberton Municipal ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	7
Phillipskop Mountain ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	6
Morning Sun Nature ReserveNature reserve	LP Limpopo	5
Mac-Mac Forest Nature ReserveForest reserve	MP Mpumalanga	4
Ruitersbos Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	4
Plaatbos Nature ReserveForest reserve	EC Eastern Cape	4
Jubilee Creek Picnic SiteNature reserve	WC Western Cape	4
Fort Fordyce Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	3
Mariannwood Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	2
BeaverlacNature reserve	WC Western Cape	2
ASSEGAAI TRAILSNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	2
Drakenstein Lion ParkWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	2

By province

Western Cape: 32 reserves
Eastern Cape: 7 reserves
KwaZulu-Natal: 7 reserves
Mpumalanga: 4 reserves
Limpopo: 2 reserves
Free State: 1 reserve

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Estrildidae
Scientific name: Coccopygia melanotis
GBIF taxon: 7340723
Wikidata: Q27075727

More of the Estrildidae family

Common Waxbill Blue Waxbill Bronze Mannikin 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.