Bird
Orange-cheeked Waxbill
Estrilda melpoda · Estrildidae · Passeriformes
Best monthsFeb–Mar · Novmost records
Records12,507in 24 countries
Most seen inGhana3,299 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
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About
Orange-cheeked Waxbill in brief
The orange-cheeked waxbill (Estrilda melpoda) is a bird of the Estrildidae family — species of bird.
Across the 24 countries we cover it has 12,507 published records, most of them from Ghana, Nigeria and Gambia. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in February, March and November.
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
Ghana3,299 records · best Nov, Mar
Nigeria2,541 records · best Jul, Oct
Gambia1,855 records · best Nov, Feb
Cameroon800 records · best Mar, Apr
Singapore621 records · best Aug, Sep
Gabon510 records · best Jul, Aug
Benin457 records · best Feb, Apr
Senegal446 records · best Jan, Feb
Ivory Coast345 records · best Nov, Oct
Republic of the Congo319 records · best Mar, Jan
Liberia304 records · best Apr, Nov
Democratic Republic of the Congo287 records · best Dec, Nov
Angola191 records · best Sep, Aug
Equatorial Guinea136 records · best Jan, Feb
Guinea-Bissau121 records · best Jul, Feb
Togo97 records · best Aug, Jul
Guinea83 records · best Nov, Jul
Sierra Leone47 records · best Dec, Aug
Burkina Faso15 records · best Dec, Jan
Mali13 records · best Aug, Feb
Niger10 records · best Jan, Feb
Qatar8 records · best Nov, Oct
Dominica1 records · best Mar, Jan
Maldives1 records · best Aug, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.