Estrilda nonnula
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-crowned Waxbill sighting in Virunga National Park on a given day, based on 27 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 183rd most-seen of the 316 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January to July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-crowned Waxbill in Virunga National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to December, the lowest months.
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.
6th of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Black-crowned Waxbill sightings, Virunga National Park ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Nyungwe National Park (Rwanda, about 40%), Volcanoes National Park (Rwanda, about 40%) and Kibale National Park (Uganda, about 20%).
Same genus: Estrilda
The closest relatives of the Black-crowned Waxbill that you can see in Virunga National Park (genus Estrilda, Typical Waxbills) are Kandt's Waxbill (about 20%) and Crimson-rumped Waxbill (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-crowned Waxbill is recorded against all the birds logged in Virunga National Park (27 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.
