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Common Waxbill

Estrilda astrild

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist. — (c) jbmada, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Hawaii.

United States	51,281
Hawaii	2,749
Portugal	1,425
Brazil	1,292
Spain	1,151
South Africa	1,108
Western Cape	577
Cataluña/Catalunya	509
Andalucía	347
SETÃBAL	317

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

Seed eaterDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly feed on seeds.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Shrub nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in shrubs.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Ground nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on the ground.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Brood-parasite hostListed by a harvested source as a host of brood parasites.BIRDBASE avian traits database

Classification

Kingdom	Animals · Animalia
Phylum	Chordates · Chordata
Class	Birds · Aves
Order	Perching Birds · Passeriformes
Family	Waxbills and Allies · Estrildidae
Genus	Typical Waxbills · Estrilda

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Sources

Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
How much to rely on each source

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