Estrilda kandti
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In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
Kandt's waxbill (Estrilda kandti) is a species of estrildid finch found in central Africa. It is sometimes considered conspecific with the black-headed waxbill. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.7. Downloaded from [1] Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 2 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 4 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 5 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Kandt's Waxbill sighting in Volcanoes National Park on a given day, based on 165 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 29th most-seen of the 156 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Kandt's Waxbill in Volcanoes National Park on a given day, against about 10% in March and December, the lowest months. That is one of Volcanoes National Park's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain against 250 mm in April.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Kandt's 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.
Yes
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Kandt's Waxbill sightings, Volcanoes National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Aberdare National Park (Kenya, about 20%) and Nyungwe National Park (Rwanda, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Kandt's Waxbill is recorded against all the birds logged in Volcanoes National Park (165 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.
