Orange-cheeked Waxbill
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Orange-cheeked Waxbill

Estrilda melpoda

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Taï National Park
2 Verified records at Taï National Park
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The orange-cheeked waxbill (Estrilda melpoda) is a common species of estrildid finch native to western and central Africa, with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 3,600,000 km2. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Taï National Park

Gray-headed Negrofinch
LC

Gray-headed Negrofinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nigrita canicapillus

10–20% · With luck
Chestnut-breasted Negrofinch
LC

Chestnut-breasted Negrofinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nigrita bicolor

Insufficient data
Black-and-white Mannikin

Black-and-white Mannikin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lonchura bicolor

Insufficient data
Crimson Seedcracker
LC

Crimson Seedcracker

Bird

Pyrenestes sanguineus

Insufficient data
Magpie Mannikin

Magpie Mannikin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lonchura fringilloides

Insufficient data
Red-fronted Antpecker
NT

Red-fronted Antpecker

Bird

Parmoptila rubrifrons

Insufficient data
Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher
LC

Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Terpsiphone rufiventer

30–40% · Possible
Cassin's Flycatcher
LC

Cassin's Flycatcher

Bird

Muscicapa cassini

20–30% · Possible
Western Black-headed Oriole
LC

Western Black-headed Oriole

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oriolus brachyrynchus

20–30% · Possible
Little Greenbul
LC

Little Greenbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eurillas virens

20–30% · Possible
White-tailed Alethe
LC

White-tailed Alethe

Bird

Alethe diademata

20–30% · Possible
Collared Sunbird
LC

Collared Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hedydipna collaris

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Orange-cheeked Waxbill at Taï National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
2 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
20–30%
3 Taï National Park 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
Insufficient data
4 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
5 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
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