#1129 · 🐦 birds

Common Waxbill

🇳🇱 Sint-Helenafazantje ·Estrilda astrild

LCleast concern 🐦 Birds 📍 in Europe, not in NL

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © David Barros Cardona · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © djhird · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © rodneya63 · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © camila1975 · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © Daniel Raposo · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. © guyincognito · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. © Joaquim Coelho · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
8. © Douglas · CC BY 4.0
9. © Mikael Bauer · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. © Victor Beccari · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The common waxbill ( Estrilda astrild ), also known as the St Helena waxbill , is a small passerine bird belonging to the estrildid finch family. It is native to sub-Saharan Africa but has been introduced to many other regions of the world and now has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 10,000,000 km2. It is popular and easy to keep in captivity.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 14,182iNaturalist observations
weight 8.2 gadult, up to
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
14,182 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Weighs only about 8 g.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).