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Crimson-rumped waxbill

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Species of bird

Crimson-rumped waxbill
in Kenya
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Estrildidae
Genus: Estrilda
Species: E. rhodopyga
Binomial name
Estrilda rhodopyga
Sundevall, 1850

The crimson-rumped waxbill (Estrilda rhodopyga) also known as rosy-rumped waxbill is a common species of estrildid finch found in eastern Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 830,000 km.

It is found in Burundi, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, South Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. The IUCN has classified the species as being of least concern.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Estrilda rhodopyga". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22719562A94633061. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22719562A94633061.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

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Taxon identifiers
Estrilda rhodopyga


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