Genus

Typical Waxbills

Estrilda

10 species in our catalog · found in 45 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Estrilda nonnula

Estrilda troglodytes

Estrilda melpoda

Estrilda kandti

Estrilda rhodopyga

Estrilda perreini

Estrilda erythronotos

10–20% · With luck

Estrilda paludicola

10–20% · With luck

Estrilda charmosyna

5–10% · With luck

Estrilda caerulescens

<5% · Rare

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

10–20

Jan

10–20

Feb

10–20

Mar

10–20

Apr

10–20

May

10–20

Jun

10–20

Jul

10–20

Aug

10–20

Sep

20–30

Oct

10–20

Nov

10–20

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Typical Waxbills

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	P(≥1)
1	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	5	60–70%
	Black-crowned Waxbill			40–50%
	Kandt's Waxbill			20–30%
	Fawn-breasted Waxbill			<5%
	Crimson-rumped Waxbill			Insufficient data
	Black-faced Waxbill			Insufficient data
2	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	4	50–60%
	Black-crowned Waxbill			40–50%
	Kandt's Waxbill			20–30%
	Fawn-breasted Waxbill			10–20%
	Crimson-rumped Waxbill			Insufficient data
3	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	3	50–60%
	Black-rumped Waxbill			40–50%
	Orange-cheeked Waxbill			20–30%
	Lavender Waxbill			<5%
4	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	6	40–50%
	Orange-cheeked Waxbill			20–30%
	Black-crowned Waxbill			10–20%
	Fawn-breasted Waxbill			5–10%
	Kandt's Waxbill			Insufficient data
	Black-faced Waxbill			Insufficient data
	Crimson-rumped Waxbill			Insufficient data
5	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	6	20–30%
	Black-crowned Waxbill			10–20%
	Kandt's Waxbill			5–10%
	Fawn-breasted Waxbill			<5%
	Crimson-rumped Waxbill			<5%
	Black-rumped Waxbill			<5%
	Black-faced Waxbill			Insufficient data
6	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	20–30%
	Crimson-rumped Waxbill			10–20%
	Black-faced Waxbill			10–20%
7	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5	20–30%
	Black-crowned Waxbill			20–30%
	Fawn-breasted Waxbill			<5%
	Crimson-rumped Waxbill			<5%
	Orange-cheeked Waxbill			Insufficient data
	Kandt's Waxbill			Insufficient data
8	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	7	20–30%
	Black-rumped Waxbill			10–20%
	Fawn-breasted Waxbill			5–10%
	Black-faced Waxbill			<5%
	Crimson-rumped Waxbill			<5%
	Black-crowned Waxbill			<5%
	Orange-cheeked Waxbill			Insufficient data
	Black-cheeked Waxbill			Insufficient data
9	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	20–30%
	Crimson-rumped Waxbill			10–20%
	Black-cheeked Waxbill			Insufficient data
	Black-faced Waxbill			<5%
10	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	4	20–30%
	Black-faced Waxbill			5–10%
	Fawn-breasted Waxbill			5–10%
	Crimson-rumped Waxbill			5–10%
	Black-crowned Waxbill			Insufficient data
11	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	20–30%
	Kandt's Waxbill			10–20%
	Crimson-rumped Waxbill			<5%
12	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	10–20%
	Black-faced Waxbill			10–20%
	Crimson-rumped Waxbill			5–10%
	Fawn-breasted Waxbill			Insufficient data
13	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	10–20%
	Crimson-rumped Waxbill			10–20%
	Black-cheeked Waxbill			5–10%
14	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	10–20%
	Black-faced Waxbill			10–20%
	Crimson-rumped Waxbill			5–10%
15	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5	10–20%
	Black-crowned Waxbill			Insufficient data
	Black-faced Waxbill			5–10%
	Fawn-breasted Waxbill			<5%
	Crimson-rumped Waxbill			<5%
	Black-rumped Waxbill			Insufficient data
16	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	10–20%
	Black-tailed Grey Waxbill			10–20%
17	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	2	10–20%
	Black-cheeked Waxbill			5–10%
	Crimson-rumped Waxbill			5–10%
18	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	10–20%
	Crimson-rumped Waxbill			10–20%
	Black-faced Waxbill			<5%
	Black-cheeked Waxbill			<5%
19	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5	10–20%
	Crimson-rumped Waxbill			5–10%
	Fawn-breasted Waxbill			5–10%
	Black-rumped Waxbill			<5%
	Black-crowned Waxbill			<5%
	Kandt's Waxbill			Insufficient data
20	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5	10–20%
	Fawn-breasted Waxbill			5–10%
	Black-rumped Waxbill			<5%
	Black-cheeked Waxbill			<5%
	Crimson-rumped Waxbill			<5%
	Black-crowned Waxbill			Insufficient data
21	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4	10–20%
	Black-faced Waxbill			10–20%
	Crimson-rumped Waxbill			<5%
	Black-rumped Waxbill			<5%
	Fawn-breasted Waxbill			Insufficient data
22	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5	10–20%
	Kandt's Waxbill			5–10%
	Black-crowned Waxbill			5–10%
	Fawn-breasted Waxbill			<5%
	Black-rumped Waxbill			Insufficient data
	Crimson-rumped Waxbill			Insufficient data
23	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	10–20%
	Black-faced Waxbill			10–20%
24	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	10–20%
	Black-faced Waxbill			5–10%
	Crimson-rumped Waxbill			5–10%
25	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	5–10%
	Crimson-rumped Waxbill			5–10%
	Black-faced Waxbill			Insufficient data
26	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	5–10%
	Crimson-rumped Waxbill			5–10%
	Black-faced Waxbill			Insufficient data
27	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	5–10%
	Crimson-rumped Waxbill			5–10%
	Black-cheeked Waxbill			<5%
	Black-faced Waxbill			<5%
28	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	5–10%
	Crimson-rumped Waxbill			<5%
	Black-faced Waxbill			<5%
29	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	5–10%
	Black-faced Waxbill			5–10%
30	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	5–10%
	Black-faced Waxbill			5–10%
31	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	<5%
	Fawn-breasted Waxbill			<5%
	Black-tailed Grey Waxbill			Insufficient data
32	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	<5%
	Black-faced Waxbill			<5%
33	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	<5%
	Crimson-rumped Waxbill			<5%
	Black-faced Waxbill			Insufficient data
34	Taï National Park	🇨🇮 Ivory Coast	1	<5%
	Orange-cheeked Waxbill			Insufficient data
35	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	<5%
	Black-faced Waxbill			<5%
36	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	<5%
	Black-faced Waxbill			<5%
37	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Crimson-rumped Waxbill			Insufficient data
38	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	Crimson-rumped Waxbill			Insufficient data
39	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Black-tailed Grey Waxbill			<5%
40	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	<5%
	Black-faced Waxbill			<5%
	Crimson-rumped Waxbill			<5%
	Black-rumped Waxbill			<5%
	Fawn-breasted Waxbill			<5%
41	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Black-faced Waxbill			Insufficient data
42	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1	<5%
	Fawn-breasted Waxbill			Insufficient data
43	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	<5%
	Black-tailed Grey Waxbill			Insufficient data
44	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	<5%
	Black-faced Waxbill			Insufficient data
45	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	<5%
	Black-faced Waxbill			<5%
	Black-tailed Grey Waxbill			Insufficient data

Typical Waxbills

Species in this group

Black-crowned Waxbill

Black-rumped Waxbill

Orange-cheeked Waxbill

Kandt's Waxbill

Crimson-rumped Waxbill

Black-tailed Grey Waxbill

Black-faced Waxbill

Fawn-breasted Waxbill

Black-cheeked Waxbill

Lavender Waxbill

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Typical Waxbills

Parks Ranked