Black-crowned Waxbill

Estrilda nonnula - Astrild nonnette

Systematics

Order
:
Passeriformes
Family
:
Estrildidés
Genus
:
Estrilda
Species
:
nonnula

Descriptor

Hartlaub, 1883

Biometrics

Size
: 11 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: -

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Black-crowned Waxbill (Estrilda nonnula) is a species of bird in the Estrildidae family.

Subspecific information 3 subspecies

Estrilda nonnula nonnula (se Nigeria and Cameroon to se Sudan, w Kenya and nw Tanzania)
Estrilda nonnula elizae (Bioko I.)
Estrilda nonnula eisentrauti (Mt. Cameroon. sw Cameroon.)

Foreign names

Astrild nonnette,
Estrilda monjita,
bico-de-lacre-de-coroa-preta,
Schwarzscheitelastrild,
apácaasztrild,
Nonastrild,
Estrilda capinera,
nunneastrild,
Nonneastrild,
astrilda čiapočkatá,
astrild černotemenný,
Nonneastrild,
hirssivahanokka,
estrilda de capell negre,
astryld białobrzuchy,
Чёрно-белый астрильд,
クロガミカエデチョウ,
黑顶梅花雀,
黑頂梅花雀,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland ; Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Rural Gardens