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| Orange-cheeked 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. melpoda
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| Binomial name | |
| Estrilda melpoda (Vieillot, 1817)
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The orange-cheeked waxbill (Estrilda melpoda) is a common species of estrildid finch native to western and central Africa, with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 3,600,000 km2.
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Estrilda melpoda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22719558A131994459. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22719558A131994459.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.