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Black-headed Waxbill

Estrilda atricapilla Verreaux, JP; Verreaux, JBÉ 1851

The black-headed waxbill is a common species of estrildid finch found in central Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 620,000 km2. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Estrildidae
Genus:
   Estrilda
Scientific:
  Estrilda atricapilla

Original description

Citation:
  Verreaux, JP; Verreaux, JBÉ 1851

Reference:
   Rev. Mag. Zool. Pure Appl. ser.2, t.3 p.421

Protonym:
  Estrelda atricapilla

Type locality:
  Afr. occid. Gabon.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/19559#page/445/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  16E6A0F325B42A2A

Avibase ID:
  avibase-16E6A0F3

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/16E6A0F3

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 559980

Geographic range:

  • Estrilda atricapilla: patchy in central Africa, in lowland forest clearings with tall grass and sedges, and villages (but avoiding Congolian rainforest), from southern Cameroon to northern Angola and southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and adjacent Uganda
  • Estrilda atricapilla atricapilla: far southeastern Nigeria to Cameroon, Gabon, and northwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Estrilda atricapilla avakubi: central Democratic Republic of the Congo to far northeastern Angola
  • Estrilda atricapilla marungensis: southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (Marungu Mountains)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Black-headed Waxbill
Afrikaans:
Swartkopsysie
Azerbaijani:
Qarabaş mumdimdik
Bulgarian:
Черноглава естрилда
Catalan:
estrilda de casquet
Czech:
astrild černohlavý
Danish:
Sortkappet Astrild
German:
Kappenastrild
Greek:
Μαυρoκέφαλη λαμπρόσπιζα
Esperanto:
nigrakapa estrildo
Spanish:
Estrilda Capirotada
Spanish (Spain):
Estrilda Capirotada
Estonian:
husaaramadiin
Finnish:
metsävahanokka
French:
Astrild à tête noire
Croatian:
crnoglava estrilda
Hungarian:
feketesapkás asztrild
Italian:
Estrilda testanera
Japanese (romaji):
zugurokaedechou
Japanese:
ズグロカエデチョウ
Lithuanian:
Juodagalvė astrilda
Latvian:
Melngalvas vasknibis
Dutch:
Zwartkapastrild
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Svarthetteastrild
Norwegian:
Svarthetteastrild
Polish:
astryld czarnogłowy
Portuguese:
bico-de-lacre-de-cabeça-preta
Portuguese (Portugal):
bico-de-lacre-de-cabeça-preta
Romanian:
Estrilda cu cap negru
Russian:
Черношапочный астрильд
Slovak:
astrilda čiernohlavá
Slovenian:
Črnoglava astrilda
Serbian:
Kapasta astrilda
Swedish:
svarthätteastrild
Turkish:
Kara başlıklı mumgaga
Ukrainian:
Астрильд чорноголовий
Chinese:
黑头梅花雀
Chinese (Traditional):
黑頭梅花雀

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla)
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Avilist 2025:
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Astrild à tête noire ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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Clements, version 2025:
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
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eBird version 2025:
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2:
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Estrilda atricapilla [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Estrilda atricapilla [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Estrilda [atricapilla or kandti] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

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Afrikaans: Swartkopsysie
Azerbaijani: Qarabaş mumdimdik
Belarusian: Чорнашапачны астрыльд
Bulgarian: Черноглава естрилда
Catalan: estrilda de casquet
Czech: Astrild cernohlavý, astrild černohlavý
Welsh: Cwyrbig penddu
Danish: Sortkappet Astrild
German: Kappenastrild, Kappen-Astrild
Greek: Μαυρoκέφαλη λαμπρόσπιζα
English: Black headed Waxbill, Black-headed Waxbill
English (Avilist): Black-headed Waxbill
English, HBW: Black-headed Waxbill
English (IOC): Black-headed Waxbill
English (United States): Black-headed Waxbill
Esperanto: Nigraĉapa estrildo, Nigrakapa estrildo
Spanish: Astrild de Cabeza Negra, Estrilda Capirotada
Spanish (Spain): Estrilda Capirotada
Spanish (HBW): Black-headed Waxbill
Estonian: husaaramadiin
Finnish: Metsävahanokka
French: Astrild à tête noire, Capucin à tête noire, Mungal, Sénégali à tête noire
French (Guyane): Astrild à tête noire
Frisian: Swartkopastrild
Irish: Céirghob ceanndubh
Galician: Estrilda de cabeza negra
Croatian: crnoglava estrilda
Hungarian: feketesapkás asztrild
Italian: Astrilde testanera, Estrilda testanera
Japanese (romaji): kurobashikaedechou, zugurokaedechou
Japanese: クロバシカエデチョウ, ズグロカエデチョウ
Scientific: Estrelda atricapilla, Estrilda atricapilla, Estrilda atricapilla atricapilla
Lithuanian: Juodagalvė astrilda
Latvian: Melngalvas vasknibis
Dutch: Zwartkapastrild, Zwartkopastrild
Norwegian Nynorsk: Svarthetteastrild
Norwegian: Hetteastrild, Svarthetteastrild, Svartkappeastrild
Polish: astryld czarnoglowy, astryld czarnogłowy
Portuguese: Bico de lacre de cabeca preta, bico-de-lacre-de-cabeça-preta, Estrilda-de-cabeça-preta
Portuguese (Angola): Bico-de-lacre-de-cabeça-preta
Portuguese (Portugal): bico-de-lacre-de-cabeça-preta
Rhaeto-Romance: Astrild dal chau nair
Romanian: Estrilda cu cap negru
Russian: Черношапочный астрильд
Slovak: astrilda čiernohlavá
Slovenian: Črnoglava astrilda
Serbian: Crnoglava astrilda, Kapasta astrilda, Kapata astrilda
Swedish: Svarthätteastrild
Swahili: Mshigi Kichwa-cheusi
Turkish: Kara başlıklı mumgaga
Ukrainian: Астрильд чорноголовий
Chinese: 黑头梅花雀
Chinese (Traditional): 黑頭梅花雀

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