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Swee Waxbill
Coccopygia melanotis (Temminck, CJ 1823)
The swee waxbill, is a common species of estrildid finch native to Southern Africa. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Estrildidae
Genus:
Coccopygia
Scientific:
Coccopygia melanotis
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Estrildidae
Genus:
Coccopygia
Scientific:
Coccopygia melanotis
Original description
Citation:
(Temminck, CJ 1823)
Reference:
Nouv. Recueil Pl. Color. Ois.
livr.37 pl.221 fig.1
Protonym:
Fringilla melanotis
Type locality:
'Pays des Cafres' [= eastern Cape Province] .
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
7CB6CE7B0EBE998B
Avibase ID:
avibase-7CB6CE7B
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/7CB6CE7B
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 916649
Geographic range:
- Coccopygia melanotis: southern Zimbabwe, eastern and southern South Africa, Eswatini, and Lesotho, also extreme southwestern Mozambique (Lebombo Mountains)
Source: Clements checklist
Swee Waxbill
Catalan:
estrilda de galtes negres
Czech:
astrild šedoprsý
Danish:
Sortkindet Astrild
German:
Kapgrünastrild
Spanish:
Estrilda Ventrigualda Meridional
Spanish (Spain):
Estrilda Ventrigualda Meridional
Finnish:
vihervahanokka
French:
Astrild à joues noires
Croatian:
crnogrla estrilda
Hungarian:
sárgahasú asztrild
Italian:
Estrilda sui sui
Japanese (romaji):
higashikibarakaedechou
Japanese:
キバラカエデチョウ
Lithuanian:
Geltonpilvė astrilda
Dutch:
Groenrugastrild
Norwegian:
Krattastrild
Polish:
szarogłówka czarnolica
Portuguese:
Bico-de-lacre-meridional
Portuguese (Portugal):
bico-de-lacre-do-cabo
Russian:
Черногорлый астрильд
Slovak:
astrilda sivoprsá
Swedish:
svartkindad astrild
Ukrainian:
Астрильд жовточеревий
Chinese:
黑颊黄腹梅花雀
Chinese (Traditional):
史威梅花雀
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Swee Waxbill ( Estrilda melanotis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Swee Waxbill ( Estrilda melanotis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Coccopygia melanotis melanotis [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Coccopygia melanotis melanotis [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Coccopygia melanotis melanotis [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Coccopygia melanotis melanotis [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Coccopygia melanotis melanotis [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Coccopygia melanotis melanotis [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Coccopygia melanotis melanotis [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Coccopygia melanotis melanotis [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Coccopygia melanotis melanotis [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Coccopygia melanotis melanotis [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Coccopygia melanotis melanotis [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Coccopygia melanotis melanotis [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Coccopygia melanotis melanotis [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Swee Waxbill (Swee) ( Coccopygia melanotis melanotis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Swee Waxbill (Swee) ( Coccopygia melanotis melanotis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Swee Waxbill (Swee) ( Coccopygia melanotis melanotis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Swee Waxbill (Swee) ( Coccopygia melanotis melanotis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Swee Waxbill (Swee) ( Coccopygia melanotis melanotis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Swee Waxbill (Swee) ( Coccopygia melanotis melanotis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Swee Waxbill (Swee) ( Coccopygia melanotis melanotis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Swee Waxbill (Swee) ( Coccopygia melanotis melanotis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Estrilda melanotis melanotis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Estrilda melanotis melanotis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Estrilda melanotis melanotis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Estrilda melanotis melanotis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Estrilda melanotis melanotis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Estrilda melanotis melanotis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Estrilda melanotis melanotis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Estrilda melanotis melanotis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Estrilda melanotis melanotis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Estrilda melanotis melanotis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Coccopygia melanotis melanotis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Coccopygia melanotis melanotis [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Estrilda melanotis melanotis [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Estrilda melanotis melanotis [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Swee Waxbill ( Coccopygia melanotis) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Coccopygia melanotis [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Coccopygia [melanotis or bocagei]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Suidelike Swie, Suidelike Swie (Suidelike Swiesysie)
Catalan: estrilda de galtes negres
Czech: astrild šedoprsý
Danish: Sortkindet Astrild
German: Kapgrünastrild
English: Swee Waxbill, Swee Waxbill (Swee)
English, HBW: Swee Waxbill
English (IOC): Swee Waxbill
English (United States): Swee Waxbill
Esperanto: Nigraorela kokopigio
Spanish: Estrilda Ventrigualda Meridional, Estrilda Ventrigualda Meridional (melanotis)
Spanish (Spain): Estrilda Ventrigualda Meridional, Estrilda Ventrigualda Meridional (melanotis)
Spanish (HBW): Swee Waxbill (Swee)
Estonian: oliivselg-amadiin
Finnish: vihervahanokka
French: Astrild à joues noires, Astrild à joues noires (melanotis), Astrild à joues noires (nominal), Astrild à joues noires (nominale), Astrild à joues noires (race nominale)
Croatian: crnogrla estrilda
Hungarian: sárgahasú asztrild
Italian: Estrilda sui sui
Japanese (romaji): higashikibarakaedechou, kibarakaedechou (melanotis)
Japanese: キバラカエデチョウ, キバラカエデチョウ (melanotis)
Kwangali: Katjikilili
Scientific: Coccopygia melanotis, Coccopygia melanotis melanotis, Estrilda melanotis, Estrilda melanotis melanotis, Fringilla dufresnii, Fringilla melanotis
Lithuanian: Geltonpilvė astrilda
Dutch: Groenrugastrild, Groenrugastrild (melanotis)
Norwegian: Krattastrild, krattastrild (melanotis)
Polish: astryld zóltobrzuchy, astryld żółtobrzuchy, szarogłówka czarnolica
Portuguese: Bico-de-lacre-meridional
Portuguese (Portugal): bico-de-lacre-do-cabo, Bico-de-lacre-meridional
Russian: Желтобрюхий астрильд, Черногорлый астрильд
Slovak: astrilda sivoprsá
Swedish: Svartkindad astrild
Turkish: Yeşil mumgaga
Tsonga: Xidzingirhi
Ukrainian: Астрильд жовточеревий
Chinese: 黑颊黄腹梅花雀
Chinese (Traditional): 史威梅花雀, 史威黃腹梅花雀
Zulu: ubuSukuswane
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