Kandt's Waxbill
Estrilda kandti
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyEstrildidae (Waxbills and Allies)
- GenusEstrilda (Typical Waxbills)
- SpeciesEstrilda kandti (Kandt's Waxbill)
Closest Relatives at Nyungwe National Park
Black-crowned Waxbill
Estrilda nonnula
Fawn-breasted Waxbill
Estrilda paludicola
Crimson-rumped Waxbill
Estrilda rhodopyga
Dusky Crimson-wing
Cryptospiza jacksoni
Yellow-bellied Waxbill
Coccopygia quartinia
Gray-headed Negrofinch
Nigrita canicapillus
Bronze Mannikin
Lonchura cucullata
Red-billed Firefinch
Lagonosticta senegala
Red-faced Crimson-wing
Cryptospiza reichenovii
White-breasted Negrofinch
Nigrita fusconotus
Black-and-white Mannikin
Lonchura bicolor
African Firefinch
Lagonosticta rubricata
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 2 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 3 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Kandt's Waxbill in Nyungwe National Park?
About 21% of visitor-days record a Kandt's Waxbill sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 270 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Kandt's Waxbill in Nyungwe National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Kandt's Waxbill in Nyungwe National Park in our monthly data.