Common Swee Waxbill
Coccopygia melanotis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyEstrildidae (Waxbills and Allies)
- GenusCoccopygia (Swee Waxbill and allies)
- SpeciesCoccopygia melanotis (Common Swee Waxbill)
The swee waxbill (Coccopygia melanotis), is a common species of estrildid finch native to Southern Africa. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Common Swee Waxbill sighting in Addo Elephant National Park, based on 17 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Addo Elephant National Park
African Firefinch
Lagonosticta rubricata
Magpie Mannikin
Lonchura fringilloides
Bronze Mannikin
Lonchura cucullata
Red-headed Finch
Amadina erythrocephala
Black-faced Quailfinch
Ortygospiza atricollis
Red-billed Firefinch
Lagonosticta senegala
Southern Fiscal
Lanius collaris
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Cape Wagtail
Motacilla capensis
Red-shouldered Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis nitens
Cape Crow
Corvus capensis
Pied Crow
Corvus albus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Common Swee Waxbill in Addo Elephant National Park?
About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Common Swee Waxbill sighting in Addo Elephant National Park, based on 17 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Common Swee Waxbill in Addo Elephant National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Common Swee Waxbill in Addo Elephant National Park in our monthly data.