Avibase: Brunhilda erythronotos delamerei (Black-faced Waxbill (delamerei))

Black-faced Waxbill (delamerei)

Brunhilda erythronotos delamerei (Sharpe, RB 1900)

Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Estrildidae
Genus:
   Brunhilda
Scientific:
  Brunhilda erythronotos delamerei

Original description

Citation:
(Sharpe, RB 1900)

Reference:
Bull. Brit. Orn. Club 10 p.102

Protonym:
Estrilda delamerei

Type locality:
Athi River, British East Africa.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/206170#page/134/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
5DEEFE042A1F02BB

Avibase ID:
avibase-5DEEFE04

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/5DEEFE04

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 924622

Geographic range:

Brunhilda erythronotos delamerei: southern Kenya to western Uganda and central Tanzania

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Black-faced Waxbill (delamerei)
French:
Astrild à moustaches (delamerei)

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Black-cheeked Waxbill (delamerei) ( Brunhilda erythronotos delamerei)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Black-cheeked Waxbill (delamerei) ( Brunhilda erythronotos delamerei)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Black-cheeked Waxbill (delamerei) ( Brunhilda erythronotos delamerei)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Black-cheeked Waxbill (delamerei) ( Brunhilda erythronotos delamerei)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Black-cheeked Waxbill (delamerei) ( Estrilda erythronotos delamerei)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Black-cheeked Waxbill (delamerei) ( Estrilda erythronotos delamerei)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Black-cheeked Waxbill (delamerei) ( Estrilda erythronotos delamerei)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Black-cheeked Waxbill (delamerei) ( Estrilda erythronotos delamerei)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Black-cheeked Waxbill (delamerei) ( Estrilda erythronotos delamerei)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Black-cheeked Waxbill (delamerei) ( Estrilda erythronotos delamerei)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Black-cheeked Waxbill (delamerei) ( Estrilda erythronotos delamerei)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Black-cheeked Waxbill (delamerei) ( Brunhilda erythronotos delamerei)
Avilist 2025: Brunhilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Estrilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Estrilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Estrilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Estrilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Brunhilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Brunhilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Brunhilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
Clements, version 2021: Brunhilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
Clements, version 2022: Brunhilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
Clements, version 2023: Brunhilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
Clements, version 2024: Brunhilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
Clements, version 2025: Brunhilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published): Estrilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Estrilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Estrilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Estrilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Estrilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Estrilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Estrilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
Clements 6th edition: Estrilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Estrilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Estrilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Estrilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Estrilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Estrilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Estrilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Estrilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Estrilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
Clements, version 2015: Estrilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
Clements, version 2016: Estrilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
Clements, version 2017: Estrilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
Clements, version 2018: Estrilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
Clements, version 2019: Estrilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Estrilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Estrilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Estrilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Estrilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Estrilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Estrilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Estrilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Estrilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Estrilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Estrilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Estrilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Estrilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Estrilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Estrilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Estrilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Estrilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Estrilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Estrilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Estrilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Estrilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Estrilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Estrilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Estrilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Brunhilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Brunhilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Brunhilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Brunhilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Brunhilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Brunhilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Brunhilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Brunhilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Brunhilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Brunhilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Brunhilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Estrilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Estrilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Estrilda erythronotos delamerei [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies

This taxon is a subspecies of Brunhilda erythronotos

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