Black-cheeked waxbill
Species of bird
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The black-cheeked waxbill or red-rumped waxbill (Brunhilda charmosyna) is a common species of estrildid finch found in east Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 400,000 km2 (150,000 sq mi).
| Black-cheeked waxbill | |
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| A black-cheeked waxbill at Loitokitok, Kenya | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Estrildidae |
| Genus: | Brunhilda |
| Species: | B. charmosyna |
| Binomial name | |
| Brunhilda charmosyna (Reichenow, 1881) | |
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It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan and Tanzania. The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern.[1]
Two subspecies are recognised:[2]
- B. c. charmosyna (Reichenow, 1881) – south Sudan, Ethiopia, south Somalia, northeast Uganda and north Kenya
- B. c. kiwanukae (Van Someren, 1919) – south Kenya and Tanzania
