Orange-cheeked Waxbill

Estrilda melpoda

Other names: -

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Orange-cheeked Waxbill Canon 7D Focal length 420mm 1/250 sec exposure F6.3 ISO 250
July 2010 Semuliki National Park, Uganda Adult

Experiences with species

I had seen these birds in Ibadan, Nigeria, but they have a recent (or recently discovered) range expansion into Western Uganda, so it was good to see them there.