Genus

Typical Waxbills

Estrilda

10 species in our catalog · found in 44 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Estrilda nonnula

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Estrilda troglodytes

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Estrilda melpoda

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Estrilda kandti

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Estrilda rhodopyga

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Estrilda perreini

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Estrilda erythronotos

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Estrilda paludicola

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Estrilda charmosyna

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Estrilda caerulescens

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Typical Waxbills

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	5	~60%
	Black-crowned Waxbill			~50%
	Kandt's Waxbill			~20%
	Fawn-breasted Waxbill			<5%
	Crimson-rumped Waxbill			Insufficient data
	Black-faced Waxbill			Insufficient data
2	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	4	~60%
	Black-crowned Waxbill			~40%
	Kandt's Waxbill			~20%
	Fawn-breasted Waxbill			~10%
	Crimson-rumped Waxbill			Insufficient data
3	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	3	~60%
	Black-rumped Waxbill			~40%
	Orange-cheeked Waxbill			~30%
	Lavender Waxbill			<5%
4	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	6	~40%
	Orange-cheeked Waxbill			~30%
	Black-crowned Waxbill			~10%
	Fawn-breasted Waxbill			~10%
	Kandt's Waxbill			Insufficient data
	Black-faced Waxbill			Insufficient data
	Crimson-rumped Waxbill			Insufficient data
5	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	6	~30%
	Black-crowned Waxbill			~20%
	Kandt's Waxbill			~10%
	Fawn-breasted Waxbill			<5%
	Crimson-rumped Waxbill			<5%
	Black-rumped Waxbill			<5%
	Black-faced Waxbill			Insufficient data
6	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~30%
	Crimson-rumped Waxbill			~20%
	Black-faced Waxbill			~10%
7	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5	~30%
	Black-crowned Waxbill			~30%
	Fawn-breasted Waxbill			<5%
	Crimson-rumped Waxbill			<5%
	Orange-cheeked Waxbill			Insufficient data
	Kandt's Waxbill			Insufficient data
8	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	7	~20%
	Black-rumped Waxbill			~20%
	Fawn-breasted Waxbill			~10%
	Black-faced Waxbill			<5%
	Crimson-rumped Waxbill			<5%
	Black-crowned Waxbill			<5%
	Orange-cheeked Waxbill			Insufficient data
	Black-cheeked Waxbill			Insufficient data
9	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	~20%
	Crimson-rumped Waxbill			~20%
	Black-cheeked Waxbill			Insufficient data
	Black-faced Waxbill			<5%
10	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	4	~20%
	Black-faced Waxbill			~10%
	Fawn-breasted Waxbill			~10%
	Crimson-rumped Waxbill			~10%
	Black-crowned Waxbill			Insufficient data
11	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~20%
	Kandt's Waxbill			~20%
	Crimson-rumped Waxbill			<5%
12	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~20%
	Black-faced Waxbill			~10%
	Crimson-rumped Waxbill			~10%
	Fawn-breasted Waxbill			Insufficient data
13	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~20%
	Crimson-rumped Waxbill			~10%
	Black-cheeked Waxbill			~10%
14	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~20%
	Black-faced Waxbill			~10%
	Crimson-rumped Waxbill			~10%
15	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5	~20%
	Black-crowned Waxbill			Insufficient data
	Black-faced Waxbill			~10%
	Fawn-breasted Waxbill			<5%
	Crimson-rumped Waxbill			<5%
	Black-rumped Waxbill			Insufficient data
16	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~20%
	Black-tailed Grey Waxbill			~20%
17	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	2	~20%
	Black-cheeked Waxbill			~10%
	Crimson-rumped Waxbill			~10%
18	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	~20%
	Crimson-rumped Waxbill			~10%
	Black-faced Waxbill			<5%
	Black-cheeked Waxbill			<5%
19	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5	~10%
	Crimson-rumped Waxbill			~10%
	Fawn-breasted Waxbill			~10%
	Black-rumped Waxbill			<5%
	Black-crowned Waxbill			<5%
	Kandt's Waxbill			Insufficient data
20	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5	~10%
	Fawn-breasted Waxbill			~10%
	Black-rumped Waxbill			<5%
	Black-cheeked Waxbill			<5%
	Crimson-rumped Waxbill			<5%
	Black-crowned Waxbill			Insufficient data
21	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4	~10%
	Black-faced Waxbill			~10%
	Crimson-rumped Waxbill			<5%
	Black-rumped Waxbill			<5%
	Fawn-breasted Waxbill			Insufficient data
22	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5	~10%
	Kandt's Waxbill			~10%
	Black-crowned Waxbill			~10%
	Fawn-breasted Waxbill			<5%
	Black-rumped Waxbill			Insufficient data
	Crimson-rumped Waxbill			Insufficient data
23	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	~10%
	Black-faced Waxbill			~10%
24	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~10%
	Black-faced Waxbill			~10%
	Crimson-rumped Waxbill			~10%
25	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~10%
	Crimson-rumped Waxbill			~10%
	Black-faced Waxbill			Insufficient data
26	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~10%
	Crimson-rumped Waxbill			~10%
	Black-faced Waxbill			Insufficient data
27	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	~10%
	Crimson-rumped Waxbill			~10%
	Black-cheeked Waxbill			<5%
	Black-faced Waxbill			<5%
28	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~10%
	Crimson-rumped Waxbill			<5%
	Black-faced Waxbill			<5%
29	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	Black-faced Waxbill			~10%
30	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	~10%
	Black-faced Waxbill			~10%
31	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	<5%
	Fawn-breasted Waxbill			<5%
	Black-tailed Grey Waxbill			Insufficient data
32	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	<5%
	Black-faced Waxbill			<5%
33	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	<5%
	Crimson-rumped Waxbill			<5%
	Black-faced Waxbill			Insufficient data
34	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	<5%
	Black-faced Waxbill			<5%
35	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	<5%
	Black-faced Waxbill			<5%
36	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Crimson-rumped Waxbill			Insufficient data
37	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	Crimson-rumped Waxbill			Insufficient data
38	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Black-tailed Grey Waxbill			<5%
39	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	<5%
	Black-faced Waxbill			<5%
	Crimson-rumped Waxbill			<5%
	Black-rumped Waxbill			<5%
	Fawn-breasted Waxbill			<5%
40	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Black-faced Waxbill			Insufficient data
41	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1	<5%
	Fawn-breasted Waxbill			Insufficient data
42	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	<5%
	Black-tailed Grey Waxbill			Insufficient data
43	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	<5%
	Black-faced Waxbill			Insufficient data
44	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	<5%
	Black-faced Waxbill			<5%
	Black-tailed Grey Waxbill			Insufficient data