Crimson-rumped waxbill
| Crimson-rumped waxbill | |
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| in Kenya | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Estrildidae |
| Genus: | Estrilda |
| Species: | E. rhodopyga
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| Binomial name | |
| Estrilda rhodopyga Sundevall, 1850
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The crimson-rumped waxbill (Estrilda rhodopyga) also known as rosy-rumped waxbill is a common species of estrildid finch found in eastern Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 830,000 km2.
It is found in Burundi, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, South Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. The IUCN has classified the species as being of least concern.
References
[edit]- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Estrilda rhodopyga". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22719562A94633061. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22719562A94633061.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
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