Common Waxbill (Rooibeksysie)

Estrilda astrild (846)

Zulu name: iNtiyane

Other names: -

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Common Waxbill Canon 7D Focal length 420mm 1/1000 sec exposure F5 ISO 320
April 2010 Ruimsig, Gauteng Adult
Common Waxbill Canon 7D Focal length 420mm 1/1000 sec exposure F5 ISO 320
April 2010 Ruimsig, Gauteng Adult
Common Waxbill Canon 40D Focal length 400mm
February 2008 Mkhuze, KZN Adult

Experiences with species

As their name suggests, they are common - just about over the whole of Southern Africa, except in the dry Kalahari.