Pin-tailed Parrotfinch vs Black-crowned Waxbill

Erythrura prasina compared with Estrilda nonnula

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Pin-tailed Parrotfinch Black-crowned Waxbill
Scientific Name Erythrura prasina Estrilda nonnula
Order Passeriformes Passeriformes
Family Estrildidae Estrildidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Least Concern
Length — —
Wingspan 11.3 cm (4.4 in) 9.7 cm (3.8 in)
Weight 15.959999999999999 g (0.56 oz) 7.866666666666667 g (0.28 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 4-6 4-5
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

None

Pin-tailed Parrotfinch only

Black-crowned Waxbill only

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Pin-tailed Parrotfinch

Least Concern

Black-crowned Waxbill

About These Birds

Black-crowned Waxbill

The Black-crowned Waxbill is a small, delicate estrildid finch of Central African forest edges and adjacent savanna, with a black cap, grey body, red rump patch, and barred white flanks. It ranges from Cameroon east to Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, inhabiting grass and shrub edges of forest clearings and cultivation. It feeds on small grass seeds and tiny insects.

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