Fawn-breasted Waxbill (Estrilda paludicola)

Fawn-breasted Waxbill, a reference photo — Photo: Nigel Voaden from UK · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

The fawn-breasted waxbill (Estrilda paludicola) is a common species of estrildid finch found in central Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 1,800,000 km2. Estrilda paludicola, E. ochrogaster and E. poliopareia have been lumped into E. paludicola (Dowsett and Forbes-Watson 1993).

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Fawn-breasted Waxbill being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Estrilda melpoda
Estrilda troglodytes
Estrilda rhodopyga
Amandava amandava

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Estrildidae
Genus: Estrilda
Species: Estrilda paludicola

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