Species profile
Swee Waxbill
Coccopygia melanotis
Quick answer
Breeding regions are AF. Breeding subregions are sc Zimbabwe and sw Mozambique to s South Africa.
- Scientific name
- Coccopygia melanotis
- Family
- Estrildidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Coccopygia
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Swee Waxbill in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Estrildidae
- Abyssinian Crimsonwing (Cryptospiza salvadorii)
- Abyssinian Waxbill (Estrilda ochrogaster)
- Aegintha ruficauda (Aegintha ruficauda)
- Aegintha temporalis (Aegintha temporalis)
- African Firefinch (Lagonosticta rubricata)
- African Quailfinch (Ortygospiza fuscocrissa)
- African Silverbill (Euodice cantans)
- Aidemosyne cantans (Aidemosyne cantans)