Waxbills (Estrildidae)
Crimson-rumped Waxbill (Estrilda rhodopyga) - HBW 15, p. 316
French: Astrild à croupion rose
German: Zügelastrild
Spanish: Estrilda Culirroja
Other common names: Rosy-rumped/Rosy-winged/Red-rumped/Sundevall's Waxbill
Taxonomy: Estrilda rhodopyga Sundevall, 1850, north-eastern Africa = Sennar, Sudan.
Recent studies of mitochondrial phylogeny indicate that this species is sister to E. rufibarba. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- rhodopyga Sundevall, 1850 - E Sudan, W Eritrea, NE Ethiopia and NW Somalia.
- centralis Kothe, 1911 - SE Sudan, Ethiopia (except NE), NE DRCongo, Uganda, Kenya, S Somalia, Tanzania and N Malawi.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Two birds in the grass Locality Lake Baringo, Kenya
Pascal Vagner 1 January 2006 1 year ago 8 sec 3.3
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bird perched
Locality Ethiopia
Stefan Helming 28 November 2009 2 years ago 3 -
Crimson-rumped Waxbill (Estrilda rhodopyga)
Locality Awassa Lake, SNNPR Region, Ethiopia
Guy Poisson 2 February 2010 1 year ago 2.2
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