Fawn-breasted Waxbill Estrilda paludicola Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (24)
- Subspecies (6)
Robert B. Payne
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated June 18, 2013
Text last updated June 18, 2013
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Жълтогуша астрилда |
| Catalan | bec de coral d'aiguamoll |
| Croatian | smeđokrila estrilda |
| Dutch | Moerasastrild |
| English | Fawn-breasted Waxbill |
| English (AVI) | Fawn-breasted Waxbill |
| English (United States) | Fawn-breasted Waxbill |
| Estonian | pruunselg-amadiin |
| Finnish | luhtavahanokka |
| French | Astrild à poitrine fauve |
| French (Canada) | Astrild à poitrine fauve |
| German | Sumpfastrild |
| Japanese | チャムネカエデチョウ |
| Norwegian | sumpastrild |
| Polish | astryld bagienny |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Bico-de-lacre-de-cabeça-cinzenta |
| Russian | Болотный астрильд |
| Serbian | Močvarska astrilda |
| Slovak | astrilda bahenná |
| Spanish | Estrilda Pechiparda |
| Spanish (Spain) | Estrilda pechiparda |
| Swedish | sumpastrild |
| Turkish | Guarayos Mumgagası |
| Ukrainian | Астрильд болотяний |
Estrilda paludicola Heuglin, 1863
PROTONYM:
Estrelda paludicola
Heuglin, 1863. Journal für Ornithologie 11, p.166.
TYPE LOCALITY:
middle course of Bahr el Ghazal.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- ESTRILDA
- paludicola
- Paludicola
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Introduction
Subspecies
EBIRD GROUP (MONOTYPIC)
Fawn-breasted Waxbill (Abyssinian) Estrilda paludicola ochrogaster Scientific name definitions
Distribution
W Ethiopia and adjacent SE South Sudan.
Estrilda paludicola ochrogaster Salvadori, 1897
PROTONYM:
Estrilda ochrogaster
Salvadori, 1897. Bollettino dei Musei di Zoologia ed Anatomia Comparata della Reale Università di Torino 12 no.287, p.4.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Abyssinia; restricted to northern Ethiopia by Grant and Mackworth-Praed, 1948, Bull. Brit. Ornith. Club, 68, p. 61.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- ESTRILDA
- paludicola
- Paludicola
- ochrogaster / ochrogastra
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
EBIRD GROUP (POLYTYPIC)
Fawn-breasted Waxbill (Fawn-breasted) Estrilda paludicola [paludicola Group]
Available illustrations of subspecies in this group
Distribution
S Sudan, E Central African Republic, W and S South Sudan, N DRCongo (E to Ituri), N Uganda and W Kenya.
Estrilda paludicola paludicola Heuglin, 1863
PROTONYM:
Estrelda paludicola
Heuglin, 1863. Journal für Ornithologie 11, p.166.
TYPE LOCALITY:
middle course of Bahr el Ghazal.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- ESTRILDA
- paludicola
- Paludicola
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Distribution
E DRCongo S of L Edward, SW Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and NW Tanzania.
Estrilda paludicola roseicrissa Reichenow, 1892
PROTONYM:
Estrilda roseicrissa
Reichenow, 1892. Journal für Ornithologie 40. Jahrgang, Vierte Folge, 20. Band, I. Heft, No. 197, p.47.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Bukoba, Lake Victoria.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- ESTRILDA
- paludicola
- Paludicola
- roseicrissa
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Estrilda paludicola marwitzi Reichenow, 1900
PROTONYM:
Estrilda marwitzi
Reichenow, 1900. Ornithologische Monatsberichte 8, p.40.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Malangali, by Idundu, Uhehe, Tanganyika.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- ESTRILDA
- paludicola
- Paludicola
- marwitzi
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Distribution
S Gabon, S Congo, and SW DRCongo (along middle R Congo near Kinshasa).
Estrilda paludicola ruthae Chapin, 1950
PROTONYM:
Estrilda paludicola ruthae
Chapin, 1950. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 70 (3), p.23.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Lukolela, Congo.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- ESTRILDA
- paludicola
- Paludicola
- ruthae
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
EBIRD GROUP (MONOTYPIC)
Fawn-breasted Waxbill (benguellensis) Estrilda paludicola benguellensis Scientific name definitions
Distribution
Angola, S DRCongo (Upper Katanga district) and Zambia.
Estrilda paludicola benguellensis Neumann, 1908
PROTONYM:
Estrilda paludicola benguellensis
Neumann, 1908. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 21, p.96.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Que River, Benguella [= northern Huila] .
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- ESTRILDA
- paludicola
- Paludicola
- benguelae / benguelensis / benguellensis
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Fawn-breasted Waxbill