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Common Name

Orange Cheeked Waxbill

Alternate Names

Common Type

Waxbill

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Estrildidae

Genus

Estrilda

Species

melpoda

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Angola, Zanzibar,

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Resident

Preferred Habitat

Open grasslands with light tree or shrub coverage.

Distribution and Range

Western and central Africa

Food

Grass seed with occasional insects.

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