Avibase: Brunhilda erythronotos [erythronotos or soligena] (Black-faced Waxbill [erythronotos or soligena])

Black-faced Waxbill [erythronotos or soligena]

Brunhilda erythronotos [erythronotos or soligena] (= Brunhilda erythronotos erythronotos) (Vieillot, LJP 1817)

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Classification

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

Original description

Citation:
(Vieillot, LJP 1817)

Reference:
Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat. nouv. éd. 12 p.182

Protonym:
Fringilla erythronotos

Type locality:
India; Kurrichane, western Transvaal, designated by W. L. Sclater, 1930, Syst. Av. Aethiop., p. 802.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/60160#page/196/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
B3E96F3C3C4121D3

Avibase ID:
avibase-B3E96F3C

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/B3E96F3C

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 924623

Geographic range:

Brunhilda erythronotos erythronotos: Angola, southwestern Zambia, western Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana, and northern South Africa

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Black-faced Waxbill [erythronotos or soligena]
French:
Astrild à moustaches [erythronotos ou soligena]

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Black-cheeked Waxbill [erythronotos or soligena] ( Brunhilda erythronotos [erythronotos or soligena])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Black-cheeked Waxbill [erythronotos or soligena] ( Brunhilda erythronotos [erythronotos or soligena])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Black-cheeked Waxbill [erythronotos or soligena] ( Brunhilda erythronotos [erythronotos or soligena])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Black-cheeked Waxbill [erythronotos or soligena] ( Brunhilda erythronotos [erythronotos or soligena])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Black-cheeked Waxbill [erythronotos or soligena] ( Estrilda erythronotos [erythronotos or soligena])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Black-cheeked Waxbill [erythronotos or soligena] ( Estrilda erythronotos [erythronotos or soligena])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Black-cheeked Waxbill [erythronotos or soligena] ( Estrilda erythronotos [erythronotos or soligena])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Black-cheeked Waxbill [erythronotos or soligena] ( Estrilda erythronotos [erythronotos or soligena])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Black-cheeked Waxbill [erythronotos or soligena] ( Estrilda erythronotos [erythronotos or soligena])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Black-cheeked Waxbill [erythronotos or soligena] ( Brunhilda erythronotos [erythronotos or soligena])
Avilist 2025: Brunhilda erythronotos erythronotos [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Estrilda erythronotos erythronotos [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Estrilda erythronotos erythronotos [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Estrilda erythronotos erythronotos [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Estrilda erythronotos erythronotos [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Brunhilda erythronotos erythronotos [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Brunhilda erythronotos erythronotos [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Brunhilda erythronotos erythronotos [version 1]
Clements, version 2021: Brunhilda erythronotos erythronotos [version 1]
Clements, version 2022: Brunhilda erythronotos erythronotos [version 1]
Clements, version 2023: Brunhilda erythronotos erythronotos [version 1]
Clements, version 2024: Brunhilda erythronotos erythronotos [version 1]
Clements, version 2025: Brunhilda erythronotos erythronotos [version 1]
Clements 6th edition: Estrilda erythronotos erythronotos [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Estrilda erythronotos erythronotos [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Estrilda erythronotos erythronotos [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Estrilda erythronotos erythronotos [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Estrilda erythronotos erythronotos [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Estrilda erythronotos erythronotos [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Estrilda erythronotos erythronotos [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Estrilda erythronotos erythronotos [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Estrilda erythronotos erythronotos [version 1]
Clements, version 2015: Estrilda erythronotos erythronotos [version 1]
Clements, version 2016: Estrilda erythronotos erythronotos [version 1]
Clements, version 2017: Estrilda erythronotos erythronotos [version 1]
Clements, version 2018: Estrilda erythronotos erythronotos [version 1]
Clements, version 2019: Estrilda erythronotos erythronotos [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Estrilda erythronotos erythronotos [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Estrilda erythronotos erythronotos [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Estrilda erythronotos erythronotos [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Estrilda erythronotos erythronotos [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Estrilda erythronotos erythronotos [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Estrilda erythronotos erythronotos [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Estrilda erythronotos erythronotos [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Estrilda erythronotos erythronotos [version 1]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Brunhilda erythronotos erythronotos [version 1]
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Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Brunhilda erythronotos

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