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Yellow-bellied Waxbill


Coccopygia quartinia

(Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850)
Family: Estrildidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Synonyms: E[strelda] quartinia.

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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern


Description


The yellow-bellied waxbill (Coccopygia quartinia) is a species of estrildid finch native to East Africa. The bird is now named yellow-bellied swee.

It breeds in east central and south-eastern Africa. Some taxonomists consider it to be conspecific with the swee waxbill.

Source: Wikipedia, article Coccopygia quartinia. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
224147825/12/202411:00EthiopiaShewa (Shoa)Debre Libanos3Gerardo Lloret
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Yellow-bellied Waxbill (Coccopygia quartinia) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 15/09/2026.