Genus

Swee Waxbill and allies

Coccopygia

2 species in our catalog · found in 17 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyEstrildidae (Waxbills and Allies)
GenusCoccopygia (Swee Waxbill and allies)

Species in this group

Coccopygia quartinia

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Coccopygia melanotis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Swee Waxbill and allies

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 2	~30%
	Yellow-bellied Waxbill			~30%
2	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 2	~20%
	Yellow-bellied Waxbill			~20%
3	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~20%
	Common Swee Waxbill			~20%
4	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 2	~20%
	Yellow-bellied Waxbill			~20%
5	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~10%
	Common Swee Waxbill			~10%
6	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1 of 2	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Waxbill			~10%
7	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 2	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Waxbill			~10%
8	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 2	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Waxbill			~10%
9	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 2	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Waxbill			<5%
10	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	1 of 2	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Waxbill			<5%
11	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 2	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Waxbill			<5%
12	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	<5%
	Common Swee Waxbill			<5%
13	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 2	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Waxbill			<5%
14	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 2	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Waxbill			<5%
15	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 2	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Waxbill			<5%
16	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 2	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Waxbill			<5%
17	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	<5%
	Common Swee Waxbill			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Addis Ababa	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1 of 2	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Waxbill			~10%
2	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~10%
	Common Swee Waxbill			~10%
3	Kigali	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 2	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Waxbill			<5%
4	Nairobi	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 2	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Waxbill			<5%

Swee Waxbill and allies

Species in this group

Yellow-bellied Waxbill

Common Swee Waxbill

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Swee Waxbill and allies

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked