Astrild à tête noire vs Astrild ondulé

Estrilda atricapilla compared with Estrilda astrild

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Astrild à tête noire	Astrild ondulé
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (oiseau)	Aves (oiseau)
Order same	Passeriformes (passereaux)	Passeriformes (passereaux)
Family same	Estrildidae	Estrildidae
Genus same	Estrilda	Estrilda
Species	Estrilda atricapilla	Estrilda astrild

Evolutionary Relationship

Astrild à tête noire and Astrild ondulé share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Estrilda.

Conservation Status

Astrild à tête noire

LC — Least Concern

Astrild ondulé

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Astrild à tête noire	Astrild ondulé
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Astrild à tête noire

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Astrild ondulé

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Cabo Verde, Mauritius, Sao Tome and Principe), Asia (Taiwan, United Arab Emirates), Europe (9 countries), North America (Trinidad and Tobago, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Vanuatu), and South America (Brazil, Uruguay).

Astrild à tête noire

The Black-headed Waxbill (Estrilda atricapilla) is a species in the genus Estrilda. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Astrild ondulé

The most widespread waxbill in Africa, common waxbills are native to sub-Saharan Africa but have been introduced across the Iberian Peninsula, Brazil, Hawaii, and several Atlantic islands, becoming one of the world's most widely distributed cage bird escapees. Small, lively finches with red bills and a red stripe through the eye, they inhabit rank grasslands and areas near water. Highly gregarious, often seen in large mixed flocks with other estrildids.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway