Estrilda nonnula
Silhouette: Ferran Sayol · PhyloPic
In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The black-crowned waxbill (Estrilda nonnula) is a common species of estrildid finch found in western-central Africa. Cameroon BirdLife International species factsheet Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 2 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 3 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 7 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Black-crowned Waxbill sighting in Murchison Falls National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 387th most-seen of the 424 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Black-crowned Waxbill in Murchison Falls National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-crowned Waxbill sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
7th of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Black-crowned Waxbill sightings, Murchison Falls National Park ranks 7th at under 5%. The best odds are in Nyungwe National Park (Rwanda, about 40%), Volcanoes National Park (Rwanda, about 40%) and Kibale National Park (Uganda, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-crowned Waxbill is recorded against all the birds logged in Murchison Falls National Park (8 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.
