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Orange-cheeked Waxbill
Veterano
Estrilda melpoda
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.
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Sound recorded by Daniel Lane · XC46663 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0. Visualization by Stichting Xeno-canto voor Natuurgeluiden.
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About the Orange-cheeked Waxbill
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.
Conservation
Least Concern
IUCN LC
- Global IUCN
- LC
- Puerto Rico DNER
- No current listing in source crosswalk
- Federal ESA
- No current listing in source crosswalk
- Critical habitat
- Not identified in source crosswalk
Natural history
How it lives
- Habitat
- grasslands
- Elevation
- 0–1000 m
- Nest
- Sphere / globular · Grass; Ground
- Clutch
- 4–6 eggs
- Social behavior
- Social / flocking; Pairs / family groups
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