Estrilda [atricapilla or kandti] (Black-headed or Kandt's Waxbill)

Black-headed or Kandt's Waxbill

Estrilda [atricapilla or kandti] (= 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

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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://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2321432

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
ADDBBC7E97FAF46E

Avibase ID:
avibase-ADDBBC7E

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/ADDBBC7E

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)
Estrilda kandti: Rift Valley mountains of far eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda, and Kenya

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Black-headed or Kandt's Waxbill
French:
Astrild à tête noire ou A. de Kandt

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Black-headed or Kandt's Waxbill ( Estrilda [atricapilla or kandti])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Black-headed or Kandt's Waxbill ( Estrilda [atricapilla or kandti])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Black-headed or Kandt's Waxbill ( Estrilda [atricapilla or kandti])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Black-headed or Kandt's Waxbill ( Estrilda [atricapilla or kandti])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Black-headed or Kandt's Waxbill ( Estrilda [atricapilla or kandti])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Black-headed or Kandt's Waxbill ( Estrilda [atricapilla or kandti])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Black-headed or Kandt's Waxbill ( Estrilda [atricapilla or kandti])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Black-headed or Kandt's Waxbill ( Estrilda [atricapilla or kandti])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Black-headed or Kandt's Waxbill ( Estrilda [atricapilla or kandti])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Black-headed or Kandt's Waxbill ( Estrilda [atricapilla or kandti])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Black-headed or Kandt's Waxbill ( Estrilda [atricapilla or kandti])
Birdlife checklist version 00: Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01: Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02: Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03: Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04: Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Astrild à tête noire ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition: Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition: Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition: Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published): Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Black-headed Waxbill ( Estrilda atricapilla) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Estrilda atricapilla [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Estrilda atricapilla [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Estrilda atricapilla [version 1]

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Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

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