| Black-rumped waxbill | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Estrildidae |
| Genus: | Estrilda |
| Species: | E. troglodytes
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| Binomial name | |
| Estrilda troglodytes (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)
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The black-rumped waxbill (Estrilda troglodytes) is a common species of estrildid finch found in Southern Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 2,000,000 km2.
It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France (introduced by Guadeloupe), Gambia, Ghana, Guadeloupe, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Portugal (introduced), Puerto Rico, Senegal, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, United States (introduced in Puerto Rico) and Virgin Islands (possibly extirpated). The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern.
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Estrilda troglodytes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22719570A131994849. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22719570A131994849.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.