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Estrilda nonnula

Black-crowned Waxbill


Estrilda nonnula

Hartlaub, KJG, 1883
Family: Estrildidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Synonyms: Astrilda nonnula.

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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern


Description


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. eisentrautiWolters, 1964 : Mt. Cameroon
  • E. n. nonnula Hartlaub, 1883 : se Nigeria and Cameroon to se Sudan, w Kenya and nw Tanzania

Source: Wikipedia, article Estrilda nonnula. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
242309105/01/2026UgandaNorthern RegionLago Nyabikere, Kibale1Hugo Caverzasi
242306205/01/2026UgandaNorthern RegionChimpance Forest Lodge, Kibale2Hugo Caverzasi
225964819/01/2025UgandaWestern RegionBweza Lodge Mkoa wa Magharibi4Silvina Collado
225857819/01/2025UgandaWestern RegionBweza Lodge Mkoa wa Magharibi4Julian Uriel Collado
225811519/01/2025UgandaWestern RegionBwindi National ParkSilvina Collado
111445629/07/2019UgandaWestern RegionChimpanzee Guesthouse LodgeVictor Hugo Michelini
96003829/07/2019UgandaWestern RegionChimpanzee Guesthouse Lodge5Diego Oscar
93308820/06/2018UgandaCentral RegionRuta de Fort Portal a EntebbeEugenia Boggiano
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Black-crowned Waxbill (Estrilda nonnula) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 15/09/2026.