Estrilda nonnula
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In 3 days ~70% in a week >90%
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 |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Black-crowned Waxbill sighting in Volcanoes National Park on a given day, based on 209 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 22nd most-seen of the 156 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Black-crowned Waxbill in Volcanoes National Park on a given day, against about 10% in December, the lowest month.
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.
Among the best
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Black-crowned Waxbill sightings, Volcanoes National Park ranks 2nd at about 40%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Nyungwe National Park (Rwanda, about 40%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-crowned Waxbill is recorded against all the birds logged in Volcanoes National Park (209 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.
