黑腰梅花雀 vs 梅花雀

Estrilda troglodytes compared with Estrilda astrild

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	黑腰梅花雀	梅花雀
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Aves (鳥綱)	Aves (鳥綱)
Order same	Passeriformes (雀形目)	Passeriformes (雀形目)
Family same	Estrildidae	Estrildidae
Genus same	Estrilda	Estrilda
Species	Estrilda troglodytes	Estrilda astrild

Evolutionary Relationship

黑腰梅花雀 and 梅花雀 share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Estrilda.

Conservation Status

黑腰梅花雀

LC — Least Concern

梅花雀

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	黑腰梅花雀	梅花雀
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

黑腰梅花雀

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Japan) and Europe (8 countries).

梅花雀

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).

黑腰梅花雀

黑腰文鸟（Estrilda troglodytes）是撒哈拉以南非洲和萨赫勒地区半干旱及干旱灌丛的小型梅花雀，具有与灰褐色体羽形成鲜明对比的朱红色喙和腰部。栖息于干燥草地、稀树草原边缘及耕作地，以小型草籽为食。外形精致，性情活泼且具有群居性，是欧洲和亚洲颇受欢迎的笼养观赏鸟。

梅花雀

普通梅花雀是非洲分布最广的梅花雀，原产于撒哈拉以南非洲，但已被引入伊比利亚半岛、巴西、夏威夷及多个大西洋岛屿，成为世界上分布最广的笼鸟逃逸物种之一。这种小型活泼的雀类具有红色喙和穿过眼部的红色条纹，栖息于茂密的草地和水域附近。极具群居性，常与其他梅花雀科鸟类形成大型混合群。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 8 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇹 Italy 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇪🇸 Spain 🇬🇧 United Kingdom