Arabian Waxbill (Estrilda rufibarba)

Family
Estrildidae (Waxbills)

Size
10 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Cabanis, 1851)

Habitat
Fertile cultivated Wadis, plains, rocky hillsides and terraced slopes, usually with a dense cover of trees and bushes. From 250 - 2,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Saudi Arabia (B), Yemen (B).

South-western Saudi Arabia and western Yemen.

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).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (6)...)

Arabian Waxbill (Estrilda rufibarba) [XC292802]
by Gregory Askew from Jazan, Saudi Arabia (flight call)

Arabian Waxbill (Estrilda rufibarba) [XC746134]
by Gregory Askew from \u062a\u0646\u0648\u0645\u0629, Tanomah, Aseer Province, Saudi Arabia (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Recent studies of mitochondrial phylogeny indicate that this is a close sister-species of Crimson-rumped Waxbill (Estrilda rhodopyga). Was in the past thought to be closest to Black-rumped Waxbill (Estrilda troglodytes), on the grounds of plumage similarities, or to Crimson-rumped Waxbill (Estrilda rhodopyga), on the grounds of similarities in habitat choice and plumage, or to be a hybrid.

References
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