The swee waxbill, is a common species of estrildid finch native to Southern Africa. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Temminck, 1823)
Reference:
Pl.Col. pl.221 fig.1
Protonym:
Fringilla melanotis
Avibase ID:
4F368309F043ECFD
Avibase ID:
avibase-4F368309
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/4F368309
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 916649
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Swee Waxbill ( Estrilda melanotis) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Swee Waxbill ( Estrilda melanotis) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Swee Waxbill ( Estrilda melanotis) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Swee Waxbill ( Estrilda melanotis) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Swee Waxbill ( Estrilda melanotis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Swee or Bocage's Waxbill ( Coccopygia [melanotis or bocagei]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Swee or Bocage's Waxbill ( Estrilda [melanotis or bocagei]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Swee or Bocage's Waxbill ( Estrilda [melanotis or bocagei]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Swee or Bocage's Waxbill ( Coccopygia [melanotis or bocagei]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Swee or Bocage's Waxbill ( Coccopygia [melanotis or bocagei]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Swee or Bocage's Waxbill ( Coccopygia [melanotis or bocagei]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Swee or Bocage's Waxbill ( Coccopygia [melanotis or bocagei]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Swee or Bocage's Waxbill ( Coccopygia [melanotis or bocagei]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Swee or Bocage's Waxbill ( Coccopygia [melanotis or bocagei]) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Astrild à joues noires ( Estrilda melanotis) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Astrild à joues noires ( Estrilda melanotis) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Swee Waxbill ( Estrilda melanotis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Swee Waxbill ( Estrilda melanotis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Swee Waxbill ( Estrilda melanotis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Swee Waxbill ( Estrilda melanotis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Swee Waxbill ( Estrilda melanotis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Swee Waxbill ( Estrilda melanotis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Swee Waxbill ( Estrilda melanotis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Swee Waxbill ( Estrilda melanotis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Swee Waxbill ( Estrilda melanotis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Swee Waxbill ( Estrilda melanotis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Swee Waxbill ( Estrilda melanotis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Swee Waxbill ( Estrilda melanotis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Swee Waxbill ( Estrilda melanotis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Swee Waxbill ( Estrilda melanotis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Swee Waxbill ( Estrilda melanotis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Swee Waxbill ( Estrilda melanotis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Swee Waxbill ( Estrilda melanotis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Swee Waxbill ( Estrilda melanotis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Swee Waxbill ( Estrilda melanotis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Swee Waxbill ( Estrilda melanotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Swee Waxbill ( Estrilda melanotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Swee Waxbill ( Estrilda melanotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Swee Waxbill ( Estrilda melanotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Swee Waxbill ( Estrilda melanotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Swee Waxbill ( Estrilda melanotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Swee Waxbill ( Estrilda melanotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Swee Waxbill ( Estrilda melanotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Swee Waxbill ( Estrilda melanotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Swee Waxbill ( Estrilda melanotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Swee Waxbill ( Estrilda melanotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Swee Waxbill ( Estrilda melanotis) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Swee Waxbill ( Estrilda melanotis) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Swee Waxbill ( Estrilda melanotis) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Swee Waxbill ( Estrilda melanotis) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Estrilda melanotis [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species group (sometimes a species)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Coccopygia [melanotis, bocagei or quartinia]
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