Black-cheeked waxbill
A taxidermied bird with a red beak and rump stands on a perch
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Estrildidae
Genus: Brunhilda
Species:
B. charmosyna
Binomial name
Brunhilda charmosyna
(Reichenow, 1881)
Synonyms

Estrilda charmosyna

Two small birds with red chests, black cheeks, blue beaks, and black-and-white striped wings
Two black-cheeked waxbills sitting in a tree

The black-cheeked waxbill or red-rumped waxbill (Brunhilda charmosyna) is a common species of estrildid finch found in east Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 400,000 km2 (150,000 sq mi).

It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan and Tanzania. The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern.[1]

Two subspecies are recognised:[2]

  • B. c. charmosyna (Reichenow, 1881) – south Sudan, Ethiopia, south Somalia, northeast Uganda and north Kenya
  • B. c. kiwanukae (Van Someren, 1919) – south Kenya and Tanzania

References

  1. 1 2 BirdLife International (2016). "Estrilda charmosyna". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22719609A94635293. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22719609A94635293.en. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  2. ↑ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2021). "Waxbills, parrotfinches, munias, whydahs, Olive Warbler, accentors, pipits". IOC World Bird List. 13.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 7 December 2023.


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