
The common waxbill (Estrilda astrild), also known as the St Helena waxbill, is a small passerine bird belonging to the estrildid finch family.
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
50+ resultados em Cabo Ocidental
Planejando uma viagem
Os anfitriões registraram esta espécie (Common Waxbill) em hospedagens dentro ou ao lado de Gondwana Game Reserve.
Safáris guiados a partir de um lodge
Um guia que sabe onde procurar, com saídas fora da estrada e safáris noturnos nas reservas privadas.
Onde os anfitriões registram
Espécie
Estrilda astrild
Registros
2 573
Observações no iNaturalist
Cada reserva no Spekboom apoia a conservação.
Um registro significa que um anfitrião avistou esta espécie (Common Waxbill) na propriedade ou nas proximidades. Nunca é garantia de avistamento.
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Common Waxbill at stays in or beside Gondwana 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.
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. 68 places to stay on Spekboom in Western Cape have recorded the Common Waxbill on site or nearby.
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. Gondwana Game Reserve: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
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.