Orange-cheeked Waxbill (Estrilda melpoda)
About the Orange-cheeked Waxbill
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. The orange-cheeked waxbill lives in small family parties or flocks of thirty of more individuals. Their high-pitched peeps are the best clue of their presence. Like most estridids, they are very acrobatic in their movements on twigs and grass stems, "climbing" up and down verticals and hanging upside down while feeding. Males usually have brighter orange patches on the abdomen.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 15 recordings for this species: 1 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Cameroon, Gabon, Ghana, Puerto Rico in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Common WaxbillEstrilda astrildrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.