Welcome Guest

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




(0 votes)
Photo powered by flickr.com.


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

Original description

Citation:
  Verreaux, JP; Verreaux, JBÉ 1851

Reference:
   Rev. Mag. Zool. Pure Appl. (2), 3 p.421

Protonym:
  Estrelda atricapilla

Type locality:
  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 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
Catalan:
estrilda de casquet
Czech:
astrild černohlavý
Danish:
Sortkappet Astrild
German:
Kappenastrild
Spanish:
Estrilda Capirotada
Spanish (Spain):
Estrilda Capirotada
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
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
Russian:
Черношапочный астрильд
Slovak:
astrilda čiernohlavá
Serbian:
Kapasta astrilda
Swedish:
svarthätteastrild
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):
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
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:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
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

Your sightings

You must be logged in to view your sighting details. To register to myAvibase click here.

Related taxa

Highlight taxa in a checklist (shown in red)

Other related concepts

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Afrikaans: Swartkopsysie
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, 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
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 (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

Avibase has been visited 421,651,376 times since 24 June 2003. © Denis Lepage | Privacy policy