Black-cheeked Waxbill (Estrilda charmosyna)

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)...)

Black-cheeked Waxbill (Estrilda charmosyna) [XC305833]
by id from Buduluk, Oromia, Ethiopia (call)

Black-cheeked Waxbill (Estrilda charmosyna) [XC234934]
by Rory Nefdt from Buffalo Springs and Samburu Reserves, Isiolo, Kenya (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Black-faced Waxbill (Estrilda erythronotos).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

charmosyna (Reichenow, 1881) - Southern Sudan, Ethiopia, southern Somalia, north-eastern Uganda and eastern Kenya. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Black-cheeked Waxbill (Estrilda charmosyna).
kiwanukae van Someren, 1919 - South-eastern Kenya and northern Tanzania.

References
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Files:

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