#common waxbill

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[2649/11080] Common waxbill - Estrilda astrild

Order: Passeriformes Suborder: Passeri Superfamily: Passeroidea Family: Estrildidae (estrildid finches)

Photo credit: Lee Hunter via Macaulay Library

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common waxbill (Estrilda astrild) by Junior Soeira

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29. Common waxbill

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Common Waxbill - Bico-de-lacre (Estrilda astrild)

Vila Franca de Xira/Portugal (19/01/2023)

[Nikon D500; AF-S Nikkor 500mm F5,6E PF ED VR; 1/2500s; F7,1; 640 ISO]

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common waxbill (Estrilda astrild) by Raphael Kurz

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found this little guy on the street with a broken foot. We're taking care of him until he's able to fly properly

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i might actually get society finches 😳 i was always adoring finches and sparrows in general and i'm even laughed at for prefering them to lovebirds or parakeets (which i considered too) but there's something so charming about smaller birds?????? even in the wild whenever i see a sparrow i'm stopping and they stare back at my soul like we got a connection going, they're just so deeply charming you know?

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Common Waxbill

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Photo: Raghunath Thirumalaisamy

"Native to southern Asia, this small waxbill is a popular cagebird. Escapees from captivity have established wild populations in several parts of the world. The species is now widespread and common in coastal California, from San Jose to San Diego, and other local populations are established around Houston, Texas, at a few spots farther east along the Gulf Coast, and in southern Florida. Usually seen in flocks."

- Audubon Field Guide

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Common Waxbill (Estrilda Astrild) View on Instagram https://ift.tt/mIhQOjK

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common waxbill (Estrilda astrild) by timmcclurg

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took myself off impromptu to one of the local nature reserves on thursday (despite it probably not being a good idea since the rolling black outs often mean no cell phone signal which means. no way of getting home) and w o w did i see a lot

TWO different kinds of duiker, which i haven't seen there in years thanks to local dogs killing them (common grey duiker and a group of blue duiker who hadn't heard that they're supposed to be shy), brown-backed honeybird (!), tambourine dove, sombre + yellow-bellied greenbul (!), palmnut vulture flying overhead (!), southern tchagra (!), cape + chinspot batis, black saw-wing (!), golden-tailed woodpecker, african paradise + african dusky + southern black flycatcher, terrestrial brownbul, green-backed camaroptera, tawny-flanked prinia, red-capped robin-chat, white-browed scrub-robin (!), amethyst + collared sunbird, neddicky, grey waxbill (!), golden-breasted bunting (!), yellow-throated longclaw (!), red-backed mannikin, yellow-fronted canary and the usuals (speckled mousebird, purple-crested turaco, red-eyed dove, fork-tailed drongo, bulbul etc etc). also heard bar-throated apalis, olive sunbird, black-collared barbet, golden-rumped tinkerbarbet, crowned eagle and black-headed oriole.

no new ticks, but two confirmed ticks of the black saw-wings (flitting about on the forests edge) and finally a confirmed visual of the yellow-bellied greenbul. very excited to see the palmnut vulture. grey waxbill was nice too, since i've only seen it once before, and the brown-backed honeybird was only my third sighting. didn't get any photos, i ran out of memory before i'd even left the forest area lol. overall 46 species including calls, which isn't bad for two hours in the afternoon

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Common Waxbill - Bico-de-lacre (Estrilda astrild)

Vila Franca de Xira/Portugal (14/10/2022)

[Nikon D500; AF-S Nikkor 500mm F5,6E PF ED VR; 1/1600s; F6,3; 400 ISO]

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common waxbill (Estrilda astrild) by Fernando Delgiovo

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横斑梅花雀 ｜ Estrilda astrild

Common waxbill