Cinderella Waxbill (Estrilda thomensis)

Other Names (World)
Cinderella Waxbill, Sao Tome Waxbill, Neumann's Waxbill, Red-flanked Lavender Waxbill

Family
Estrildidae (Waxbills)

Size
11 cm

First Described (Guide)
Sousa, 1888

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry shrubland, dry savanna. From 200 - 500 m.

Range (Guide)

Angola (B) (NB), Namibia (B) (NB).

Western Angola and extreme north-western Namibia (R Cunene).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010) and decreasing.

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Grass seeds and other small seeds, flowers, insects and possibly nectar.

Voice
Thin but penetrating, reedy 'sweee-sweee-sweeeeooo-swoooo'. A short, repeated 'trrt-tsoo'.

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Cinderella Waxbill (Estrilda thomensis) [XC446051]
by id from Kunene Region, Namibia (call)

Cinderella Waxbill (Estrilda thomensis) [XC552671]
by Gareth K. from Kunene River lodge, Namibia (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Was earlier sometimes referred to by name Estrilda cinderella (described from Benguela, in western Angola), but present name has priority. Type specimen said to have originated from S�o Tom�, but documentation uncertain. The species not recorded there since, and it is believed that its presence at that time, if true, was probably result of escape from captivity. Has sometimes been thought to be part of a superspecies formed by Black-tailed Waxbill (Estrilda perreini) and Lavender Waxbill (Estrilda coerulescens).

References
See References.

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