Black-faced Waxbill

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Black-faced Waxbill at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Mapungubwe National Park and Mokala National Park. 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.

The Black-faced Waxbill is most recorded in Northern Cape (43% of records), Limpopo (35% of records), North West (10% of records), based on 207 iNaturalist observations. 58 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Black-faced Waxbill on site or nearby.

The Black-faced 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. Kruger National Park: Apr-Sep; Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park: Aug-Oct, flowers, Mar-May; Mapungubwe National Park: May-Sep, dry season; Mokala National Park: Aug-Oct, flowers, Mar-May. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.

The Black-faced Waxbill (Brunhilda erythronotos) is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

The black-faced waxbill (Brunhilda erythronotos) is a common species of estrildid finch found in southern Africa. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Kenya, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The IUCN has classified the species as being of least concern.