Avibase: 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. ser.2, t.3 p.421

Protonym:
Estrelda atricapilla

Type locality:
Afr. occid. Gabon.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/19559#page/445/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
ADDBBC7E97FAF46E

Avibase ID:
avibase-ADDBBC7E

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

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 559980

Geographic range:

Estrilda atricapilla: patchy in central Africa, in lowland forest clearings with tall grass and sedges, and villages (but avoiding Congolian rainforest), from southern Cameroon to northern Angola and southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and adjacent Uganda
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
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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. 2025 (Nov 2025): 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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