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Estrilda
''Estrilda'' is a genus of estrildid finch in the family Estrildidae. Most of the genus is found in Africa with one species, the Arabian waxbill, ranging into Asia. Some species are kept as pets and have introduced species, been accidentally introduced to various parts of the world. Taxonomy The genus ''Estrilda'' was introduced in 1827 by the English naturalist William Swainson with the common waxbill as the type species. The name of the genus is from ''astrild'', the specific epithet of the common waxbill that was introduced by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. Species The genus contains 11 species: The genus formerly contained other species with "waxbill" in their common name that are now placed in the genera ''Coccopygia'', ''Brunhilda (bird), Brunhilda'' and ''Glaucestrilda''. References Estrilda, Waxbills Bird genera Estrildidae Birds of Sub-Saharan Africa Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by William Swainson {{Estrildidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Common Waxbill
The common waxbill (''Estrilda astrild''), also known as the St Helena waxbill, is a small passerine bird belonging to the estrildid finch family. It is native to sub-Saharan Africa but has been introduced to many other regions of the world and now has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 10,000,000 km2. It is popular and easy to keep in captivity. Taxonomy The common waxbill was formally described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the tenth edition of his ''Systema Naturae'' under the binomial name ''Loxia astrild''. The etymology of ''astrild'' is uncertain. It may either be from a German or Dutch avicultural term for a waxbill or alternatively it may be a misprint for '' Estrilda''. Linnaeus based his description on the "Wax Bill" that had been described and illustrated in 1751 by the English naturalist George Edwards in his ''A Natural History of Uncommon Birds''. Linnaeus specified the locality as "Canaries, America, Africa" but this was restric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estrilda Astrild -Mairipora, Sao Paulo, Brazil -adult-8
''Estrilda'' is a genus of estrildid finch in the family Estrildidae. Most of the genus is found in Africa with one species, the Arabian waxbill, ranging into Asia. Some species are kept as pets and have been accidentally introduced to various parts of the world. Taxonomy The genus ''Estrilda'' was introduced in 1827 by the English naturalist William Swainson with the common waxbill as the type species. The name of the genus is from ''astrild'', the specific epithet of the common waxbill that was introduced by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. Species The genus contains 11 species: The genus formerly contained other species with "waxbill" in their common name that are now placed in the genera ''Coccopygia'', ''Brunhilda Brunhilda may refer to: * Brunhild, a figure in Germanic heroic legend * Brunhilda of Austrasia (c. 543–613), Frankish queen * ''Brunhilda'' (bird), a genus of birds See also * * * Broom-Hilda, an American newspaper comic strip * Broomhild ...'' and '' Glauce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Common Waxbill
The common waxbill (''Estrilda astrild''), also known as the St Helena waxbill, is a small passerine bird belonging to the estrildid finch family. It is native to sub-Saharan Africa but has been introduced to many other regions of the world and now has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 10,000,000 km2. It is popular and easy to keep in captivity. Taxonomy The common waxbill was formally described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the tenth edition of his ''Systema Naturae'' under the binomial name ''Loxia astrild''. The etymology of ''astrild'' is uncertain. It may either be from a German or Dutch avicultural term for a waxbill or alternatively it may be a misprint for '' Estrilda''. Linnaeus based his description on the "Wax Bill" that had been described and illustrated in 1751 by the English naturalist George Edwards in his ''A Natural History of Uncommon Birds''. Linnaeus specified the locality as "Canaries, America, Africa" but this was restric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estrildid Finch
Estrildidae, or estrildid finches, is a family (taxonomy), family of small seed-eating passerine birds of the Old World tropics and Australasia. They comprise species commonly known as munias, mannikins, firefinches, parrotfinches and waxbills. They are gregarious and often colonial seed predation, seed eaters with short, thick, but pointed bills. They are all similar in structure and habits, but vary widely in plumage colours and patterns. All estrildids build large, domed nests and lay five to ten white eggs. Many species build roost nests. Some of the firefinches and pytilias are hosts to the brood parasitism, brood-parasitic indigobirds and indigobird, whydahs, respectively. Most are sensitive to cold and require warm, usually tropical, habitats, although a few, such as the eastern alpine mannikin, mountain firetail, red-browed finch, and the genus ''Stagonopleura'', have adapted to the cooler climates of southern Australia and the highlands of New Guinea. The smallest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estrildidae
Estrildidae, or estrildid finches, is a family of small seed-eating passerine birds of the Old World tropics and Australasia. They comprise species commonly known as munias, mannikins, firefinches, parrotfinches and waxbills. They are gregarious and often colonial seed eaters with short, thick, but pointed bills. They are all similar in structure and habits, but vary widely in plumage colours and patterns. All estrildids build large, domed nests and lay five to ten white eggs. Many species build roost nests. Some of the firefinches and pytilias are hosts to the brood-parasitic indigobirds and whydahs, respectively. Most are sensitive to cold and require warm, usually tropical, habitats, although a few, such as the eastern alpine mannikin, mountain firetail, red-browed finch, and the genus ''Stagonopleura'', have adapted to the cooler climates of southern Australia and the highlands of New Guinea. The smallest species of the family is the Shelley's oliveback (''Neso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fawn-breasted Waxbill
The fawn-breasted waxbill (''Estrilda paludicola'') is a common species of estrildid finch found in central Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 1,800,000 km2. ''Estrilda paludicola'', ''E. ochrogaster'' and ''E. poliopareia'' have been lumped into ''E. paludicola'' (Dowsett and Forbes-Watson 1993). Taxonomy The fawn-breasted waxbill was formally described in 1863 by the German explorer and ornithologist Theodor von Heuglin from a specimen collected on the middle course of the Bahr el Ghazal River in South Sudan. He placed the species in the genus ''Estrilda'' (which he spelled as ''Estrelda'') and coined the binomial name ''Estrilda paludicola''. The specific epithet ''paludicola'' is Latin meaning "marsh-dweller" (from ''palus'', ''paludis'' meaning "swamp" and ''-cola'' meaning "dweller"). Six subspecies are recognised: * ''E. p. paludicola'' Heuglin, 1863 – east Central African Republic and north DR Congo to west Kenya * ''E. p. roseicrissa'' R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black-rumped Waxbill
The black-rumped waxbill (''Estrilda troglodytes'') is a common species of estrildid finch found in Southern Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 2,000,000 km2. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France (introduced by Guadeloupe), Gambia, Ghana, Guadeloupe, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Portugal (introduced), Puerto Rico, Senegal, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, United States (introduced in Puerto Rico) and Virgin Islands (possibly extirpated). The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern. Taxonomy The black-rumped waxbill was first described by Hinrich Lichtenstein in 1823, and at the time was placed in the Fringilla The genus ''Fringilla'' is a small group of eight species of finches from the Old World. It is the only genus in the subfamily Fringillinae. Taxonomy The genus ''Fringilla'' was described in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orange-cheeked Waxbill
The orange-cheeked waxbill (''Estrilda melpoda'') is a common species of estrildid finch native to western and central Africa, with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 3,600,000 km2. Behavior The orange-cheeked waxbill lives in small family parties or flocks of thirty of more individuals. Their high-pitched ''peeps'' are the best clue of their presence. Like most estridids, they are very acrobatic in their movements on twigs and grass stems, "climbing" up and down verticals and hanging upside down while feeding. Males usually have brighter orange patches on the abdomen. Diet They feed on tiny grass seeds, which they collect from the ground or, more often, directly from grass panicles. They hang on the stems and harvest the ripe or green seeds, sometimes while hanging upside down. Small insects such as termites, aphids, and gnats are taken during the breeding season. Reproduction This species prefers to nest close to or directly on the ground in tangled clumps of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black-crowned Waxbill
The black-crowned waxbill (''Estrilda nonnula'') is a common species of estrildid finch found in western-central Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 1,000,000 km2. Subspecies * ''E. n. elizae'' Alexander, 1903 : Bioko I. * ''E. n. eisentrauti'' Wolters, 1964 : Mt. Cameroon Mount Cameroon is an active volcano in the Southwest Region (Cameroon), Southwest Region of Cameroon next to the city of Buea near the Gulf of Guinea. Mount Cameroon is also known as Cameroon Mountain or Fako (the name of the higher of its two p ... * ''E. n. nonnula'' Hartlaub, 1883 : se Nigeria and Cameroon to se Sudan, w Kenya and nw Tanzania References External linksBirdLife International species factsheet black-crowned waxbill Birds of the Gulf of Guinea Birds of Central Africa black-crowned waxbill {{Estrildidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kandt's Waxbill
Kandt's waxbill (''Estrilda kandti'') is a species of estrildid finch Estrildidae, or estrildid finches, is a family (taxonomy), family of small seed-eating passerine birds of the Old World tropics and Australasia. They comprise species commonly known as munias, mannikins, firefinches, parrotfinches and waxbills. ... found in central Africa. It is sometimes considered conspecific with the black-headed waxbill. References *Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.7. Downloaded fro Estrilda, Kandt's waxbill Birds of Central Africa Kandt's waxbill {{Estrildidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brunhilda (bird)
''Brunhilda'' is a genus of small seed-eating birds in the waxbill family Estrildidae. The species are found in Sub-Saharan Africa. Taxonomy The genus ''Brunhilda'' was introduced in 1862 by the German naturalist Ludwig Reichenbach for the black-faced waxbill. Brunhild is a female character of Germanic and Norse legend. The genus was considered as a junior synonym of '' Estrilda'' but was resurrected when a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2020 found that ''Estrilda'' was paraphyletic Paraphyly is a taxonomic term describing a grouping that consists of the grouping's last common ancestor and some but not all of its descendant lineages. The grouping is said to be paraphyletic ''with respect to'' the excluded subgroups. In co .... Species The genus contains two species: References Waxbills Bird genera Birds of Sub-Saharan Africa {{Estrildidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crimson-rumped Waxbill
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 km2. 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 A least-concern species is a species that has been evaluated and categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as not being a focus of wildlife conservation because the specific species is still plentiful in the wil .... References External links BirdLife International species factsheet crimson-rumped waxbill Birds of East Africa crimson-rumped waxbill {{Estrildidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
