The common waxbill, also known as the St Helena waxbill, is a small passerine bird belonging to the estrildid finch family. It is native to sub-Saharan Africa but has been introduced to many other regions of the world and now has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 10,000,000 km2. It is popular and easy to keep in captivity. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1758)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10
1 p.173
Protonym:
Loxia Astrild
Type locality:
Canaries, America, Africa ; restricted to Cape Town, by W. L. Sclater and Mackworth-Praed, 1918, Ibis, p. 442
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/192/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
61CB98C064F82462
Avibase ID:
avibase-61CB98C0
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/61CB98C0
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 179610
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Astrild ondulé ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Astrild ondulé ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Estrilda astrild [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Estrilda astrild [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Estrilda astrild [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) |
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) |
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) |
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) |
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) |
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) |
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) |
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) |
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) |
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) |
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) |
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) |
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) |
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) |
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) |
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) |
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) |
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) |
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) |
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) |
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) |
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) |
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Common Waxbill ( Estrilda astrild) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Estrilda astrild [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Estrilda astrild [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Estrilda [astrild or nigriloris]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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