Estrilda troglodytes
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The black-rumped waxbill (Estrilda troglodytes) is a common species of estrildid finch found in Southern Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 2,000,000 km2. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Puerto Rico, Senegal, Sudan, Togo, Uganda. The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern. It is introduced in France (Guadeloupe), Portugal, the United States (Puerto Rico) and Virgin Islands (possibly died out).
The black-rumped waxbill was first described by Hinrich Lichtenstein in 1823, and at the time was placed in the genus Fringilla. When the genus Estrilda was described in 1850, this species was moved there. It was at one point thought to be conspecific with the Arabian waxbill.
Japan: カエデチョウ 【かえでちょう】(kae de chō) The black-rumped waxbill was introduced into Japan as a pet bird since the 1960s. It has a record of breeding in Tokyo and was also sighted in Osaka and Saitama Prefs. Its impact on the country is unknown, and there is no current...
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 2 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Mole National Park | 🇬🇭 Ghana | |
| 4 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maiduguri | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | |
| 2 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Serrekunda | 🇬🇲 Gambia | |
| 4 | Doha | 🇶🇦 Qatar | |
| 5 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 6 | Barcelona | 🇪🇸 Spain |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-rumped Waxbill sighting in Mole National Park on a given day, based on 24 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 196th most-seen of the 266 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Black-rumped Waxbill in Mole National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, May–June and December, the lowest months. That is one of Mole National Park's wettest months, with about 220 mm of rain against almost none in January. July has too few records to rate.
Between 5 and 8 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-rumped Waxbill sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Black-rumped Waxbill sightings, Mole National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Niokolo-Koba National Park (Senegal, about 40%) and Murchison Falls National Park (Uganda, about 20%).
Same genus: Estrilda
The closest relatives of the Black-rumped Waxbill that you can see in Mole National Park (genus Estrilda, Typical Waxbills) are Lavender Waxbill (about 40%) and Orange-cheeked Waxbill (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-rumped Waxbill is recorded against all the birds logged in Mole National Park (24 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
