
Common Waxbill
The common waxbill (Estrilda astrild), also known as the St Helena waxbill, is a small passerine bird belonging to the estrildid finch family.
Informazioni sulla specie
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Curve from 2,573 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property and not from this province. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Western Cape and beyond
Provinces where Common Waxbill is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
2,573 records, iNaturalist
Parchi in cui gli host segnalano: Common Waxbill
Strutture che sostengono una causa
In tutto il Capo Orientale
Avvistato spesso · Birder Friendly · Bioma: Nama-Karoo
Sostiene BirdLife South Africa e un’altra causa
Da R 1,760 a notte
Avvistato spesso · Birder Friendly · Bioma: Nama-Karoo
Sostiene BirdLife South Africa
Da R 1,200 a notte
Common Waxbill: segnalato qui · Bioma: Boscaglia di Albany · Lion · Leopard
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Common Waxbill: segnalato qui · Bioma: Boscaglia di Albany · Lion · Leopard
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Common Waxbill: segnalato qui · Bioma: Boscaglia di Albany · Lion · Leopard
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Common Waxbill: segnalato qui · Bioma: Boscaglia di Albany · Lion · Leopard
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Common Waxbill: segnalato qui · Bioma: Boscaglia di Albany · Lion · Leopard
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Bioma: Fynbos · Spekboom
Sostiene National Sea Rescue Institute
Da R 2,460 a notte
Birder Friendly · Bioma: Fynbos · Giraffe · Impala
Sostiene BirdLife South Africa
Da R 485 a notte
Bioma: Boscaglia di Albany · Black backed jackal · Bushbuck
Sostiene Wilderness Foundation Africa
Da R 2,600 a notte
Bioma: Boscaglia di Albany · Spekboom
Sostiene National Sea Rescue Institute
Da R 1,050 a notte
Da R 12,950 a notte
Bioma: Boscaglia di Albany · Black wildebeest · Blesbok
Sostiene Endangered Wildlife Trust
Da R 11,592 a notte
Bioma: Nama-Karoo · Spekboom
Sostiene Endangered Wildlife Trust
Da R 3,100 a notte
Bioma: Boscaglia di Albany · Lion · Spekboom
Sostiene Endangered Wildlife Trust
Da R 4,000 a notte
Bioma: Boscaglia di Albany · Leopard · Lion
Sostiene Endangered Wildlife Trust
Da R 2,000 a notte
Birder Friendly · Bioma: Praterie
Sostiene BirdLife South Africa
Da R 600 a notte
Bioma: Foresta · Arum lily · Krantz aloe
Da R 457 a notte
Bioma: Praterie · Black wildebeest · Springbok
Da R 449 a notte
Bioma: Boscaglia di Albany · Spekboom
Da R 2,093 a notte
Birder Friendly · Bioma: Fynbos · Spekboom
Sostiene Wilderness Foundation Africa
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Bioma: Boscaglia di Albany · Black backed jackal · Spotted hyena
Da R 1,490 a notte
Bioma: Boscaglia di Albany · Blesbok · Springbok
Da R 345 a notte
Bioma: Nama-Karoo · Spekboom
Sostiene Boundless
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Forests, lagoons, and Knysna's sheltered bay
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Quando e dove trovarlo: Common Waxbill
Gli host hanno segnalato questa specie (Common Waxbill) in strutture dentro o accanto a Kwandwe Private Game Reserve.
Le ore migliori della giornata
- Le prime ore dopo l’alba e il tardo pomeriggio. Gli uccelli cantano e si nutrono soprattutto nelle ore fresche.
- Mezzogiorno. Più silenzioso, soprattutto nel caldo estivo.
Modi di osservare
Fotosafari guidati da un lodge
Una guida che sa dove guardare, con uscite fuoristrada e safari notturni nelle riserve private.
Dove lo segnalano gli host
Specie
Estrilda astrild
Segnalazioni
2,573
Osservazioni su iNaturalist
Ogni prenotazione su Spekboom sostiene la conservazione.
Le domande dei viaggiatori
Una segnalazione significa che un host ha visto questa specie (Common Waxbill) nella struttura o nei dintorni. Non è mai una garanzia di avvistamento.
Which parks and reserves are best for the Common Waxbill in Eastern Cape?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Common Waxbill at stays in or beside Kwandwe Private Game Reserve. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
Where can you see the Common Waxbill in South Africa?
The Common Waxbill is most recorded in Western Cape (59% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (16% of records), Gauteng (6% of records), based on 2,573 iNaturalist observations. 7 places to stay on Spekboom in Eastern Cape have recorded the Common Waxbill on site or nearby.
When is the best time to see the Common Waxbill?
The Common Waxbill is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Kwandwe Private Game Reserve: year-round, best Mar-May, Sep-Nov. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
What is the Common Waxbill?
The common waxbill (Estrilda astrild), also known as the St Helena waxbill, is a small passerine bird belonging to the estrildid finch family. It is native to sub-Saharan Africa but has been introduced to many other regions of the world and now has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 10,000,000 km2. It is popular and easy to keep in captivity.
























