| Swee waxbill | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Estrildidae |
| Genus: | Coccopygia |
| Species: | C. melanotis
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| Binomial name | |
| Coccopygia melanotis (Temminck, 1823)
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| Synonyms | |
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Estrilda melanotis | |
The swee waxbill (Coccopygia melanotis), is a common species of estrildid finch native to Southern Africa.
- ^ BirdLife International 2017. Coccopygia melanotis (amended version of 2016 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T103814997A111171446. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T103814997A111171446.en. Downloaded on 21 August 2019.