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Red-rumped Waxbill

Brunhilda charmosyna (Reichenow, A 1881)

The black-cheeked waxbill or red-rumped waxbill is a common species of estrildid finch found in east Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 400,000 km2. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Estrildidae
Genus:
   Brunhilda
Scientific:
  Brunhilda charmosyna


Original description

Citation:
  (Reichenow, A 1881)

Reference:
   Orn. Centralblatt 6 p.78

Protonym:
  Habropyga charmosyna

Type locality:
  Berdera, East Africa [= Bardera, southern Somalia, fide Zedlitz, 1912, Ornith. Monatsb., 20, p. 76].

Link:
  https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Ornith-Centralblatt_6_0078.pdf


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  50BF77FB258AD3F5

Avibase ID:
  avibase-50BF77FB

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/50BF77FB


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 559981

Geographic range:

  • Brunhilda charmosyna charmosyna: southern South Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, northeastern Uganda, and northern and eastern Kenya
  • Brunhilda charmosyna kiwanukae: southern Kenya
English:
Red-rumped Waxbill
Czech:
astrild běločelý
Danish:
Feastrild
German:
Feenastrild
Spanish:
Estrilda Carinegra Norteña
Spanish (Spain):
Estrilda carinegra norteña
Finnish:
akaasiavahanokka
French:
Astrild des fées
Croatian:
sivotrba estrilda
Hungarian:
tündérasztrild
Italian:
Estrilda gropparossa
Japanese (romaji):
koshiakakaedechou
Japanese:
コシアカカエデチョウ
Lithuanian:
Raudonpilvė astrilda
Dutch:
Feeënastrild
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Savanneastrild
Norwegian:
Savanneastrild
Polish:
astryld różany
Portuguese:
Bico-de-lacre-de-peito-rosado
Portuguese (Portugal):
bico-de-lacre-oriental
Russian:
Чернощёкий астрильд
Slovak:
astrilda čiernolíca
Serbian:
Astrilda plavih obraza
Swedish:
törnastrild
Ukrainian:
астрильд рудогузий
Chinese:
红腰梅花雀
Chinese (Traditional):
紅尾梅花雀


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Red-rumped Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Red-rumped Waxbill ( Brunhilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Red-rumped Waxbill ( Brunhilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Red-rumped Waxbill ( Brunhilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Red-rumped Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Red-rumped Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Red-rumped Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Red-rumped Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Red-rumped Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Red-rumped Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Red-rumped Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Red-rumped Waxbill ( Brunhilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Red-rumped Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Red-rumped Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Red-rumped Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Red-rumped Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Red-rumped Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Red-rumped Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Red-rumped Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Red-rumped Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Red-rumped Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Red-rumped Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Red-rumped Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Brunhilda charmosyna) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Brunhilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Astrild des fées ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Astrild des fées ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Brunhilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Brunhilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Brunhilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Brunhilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Red-rumped Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Red-rumped Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Red-rumped Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Red-rumped Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Red-rumped Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Red-rumped Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Red-rumped Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Red-rumped Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Red-rumped Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Red-rumped Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Red-rumped Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Red-rumped Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Red-rumped Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Red-rumped Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Red-rumped Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Red-rumped Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Red-rumped Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Red-rumped Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Red-rumped Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Red-rumped Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Brunhilda charmosyna) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Brunhilda charmosyna) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Brunhilda charmosyna) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Brunhilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Red-rumped Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Red-rumped Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Red-rumped Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Red-rumped Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Red-rumped Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Red-rumped Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Red-rumped Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Red-rumped Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Red-rumped Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Red-rumped Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Red-rumped Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Brunhilda charmosyna) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Brunhilda charmosyna) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Brunhilda charmosyna) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Brunhilda charmosyna) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Brunhilda charmosyna) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Brunhilda charmosyna) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Brunhilda charmosyna) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Brunhilda charmosyna) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Brunhilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Black-cheeked Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Estrilda charmosyna [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Estrilda charmosyna [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Estrilda charmosyna [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Red-rumped Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Red-rumped Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Red-rumped Waxbill ( Estrilda charmosyna) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Estrilda charmosyna [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Estrilda charmosyna [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Brunhilda [erythronotos or charmosyna] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

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Czech: astrild běločelý, Astrild východoafrický
Danish: Feastrild
German: Feenastrild, Feen-Astrild
English: Abyssinian Red-rumped Waxbill, Black-cheeked Waxbill, Charmosyna Waxbill, Loita Red-rumped Waxbill, Pink-bellied Black-cheeked Waxbill, Pink-bellied Waxbill, Red rumped Waxbill, Red-rumped Waxbill
English, HBW: Black-cheeked Waxbill
English (IOC): Black-cheeked Waxbill
English (Kenya): Black-cheeked Waxbill
English (United States): Black-cheeked Waxbill
Esperanto: Ĥarmozina estrildo
Spanish: Astrild de Vientre Rosado, Estrilda carinegra norteña, Estrilda de Vientre Rosado
Spanish (Spain): Estrilda carinegra norteña
Spanish (HBW): Black-cheeked Waxbill
Estonian: roosa-amadiin
Finnish: Akaasiavahanokka
French: Astrild des fées, Astrild féérique
Croatian: sivotrba estrilda
Hungarian: tündérasztrild
Italian: Astrilde ventrerosato, Estrilda gropparossa
Japanese (romaji): koshiakakaedechou
Japanese: コシアカカエデチョウ
Scientific: Brunhilda charmosyna, Estrilda charmosyna, Estrilda charmosyna charmosyna, Estrilda charmosyna nigrimentum, Estrilda charmosyna pallidior, Estrilda nigrimentum, Estrilda pallidior, Habropyga charmosyna
Lithuanian: Raudonpilvė astrilda
Dutch: Feeënastrild, Feeünastrild
Norwegian Nynorsk: Savanneastrild
Norwegian: Feastrild, Savanneastrild
Polish: astryld rózany, astryld różany
Portuguese: Bico-de-lacre-de-peito-rosado
Portuguese (Portugal): bico-de-lacre-oriental
Russian: Алогрудый астрильд, Чернощёкий астрильд
Slovak: astrilda ciernolíca, astrilda čiernolíca
Serbian: Astrilda plavih obraza
Swedish: Savannastrild, törnastrild
Swahili: Mshigi Shavu-jeusi
Turkish: Kara yanaklı mumgaga
Ukrainian: астрильд рудогузий
Chinese: 红腰梅花雀
Chinese (Traditional): 紅尾梅花雀

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