Yellow-bellied Waxbill

Coccopygia quartinia

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Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyEstrildidae (Waxbills and Allies)
GenusCoccopygia (Swee Waxbill and allies)
SpeciesCoccopygia quartinia (Yellow-bellied Waxbill)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Gorongosa National Park

4 Verified sightings at Gorongosa National Park From 2019 to 2026

1,632 Verified sightings across all 24 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Yellow-bellied Waxbill

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.

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Closest Relatives at Gorongosa National Park

Uraeginthus angolensis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Lagonosticta senegala

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Lonchura nigriceps

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Lonchura bicolor

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Pytilia melba

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Lagonosticta rubricata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Hypargos niveoguttatus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Lonchura cucullata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Lagonosticta rhodopareia

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Pytilia afra

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Mandingoa nitidula

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Amandava subflava

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~30%
2	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	~20%
3	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	~20%
4	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	~20%
5	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~20%
6	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	~10%
7	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~10%
8	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
9	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
10	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
11	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
12	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
13	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
14	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
15	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
16	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	Insufficient data
17	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
18	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
19	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	Insufficient data
20	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
21	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
22	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
23	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
24	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data

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Yellow-bellied Waxbill

About the Yellow-bellied Waxbill

Recent sightings of Yellow-bellied Waxbill in Gorongosa National Park

Closest Relatives at Gorongosa National Park

Blue-breasted Cordonbleu

Red-billed Firefinch

Brown-backed Munia

Black-and-white Mannikin

Green-winged Pytilia

African Firefinch

Peters's Twinspot

Bronze Mannikin

Jameson's Firefinch

Orange-winged Pytilia

Green-backed Twinspot

Orangebreast

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found