Bird
Orange-breasted Waxbill
Amandava subflava · Estrildidae · Passeriformes
Best monthsJan · Mar · Decmost records
Records3,735in 8 countries
Most seen inZimbabwe2,175 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
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About
Orange-breasted Waxbill in brief
The orange-breasted waxbill (Amandava subflava) is a bird of the Estrildidae family — species of bird.
Across the 8 countries we cover it has 3,735 published records, most of them from Zimbabwe, Senegal and Eswatini. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in January, March and December and fall to their lowest in July and September.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Zimbabwe2,175 records · best Mar, Jan
Senegal662 records · best Jan, Feb
Eswatini432 records · best May, Apr
Malawi327 records · best Jun, Nov
Republic of the Congo98 records · best Oct, Nov
Mauritania22 records · best Jan, Dec
Yemen12 records · best Oct, Mar
Lesotho7 records · best Feb, Apr
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.