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Black-rumped Waxbill Estrilda troglodytes

Classification

Estrildidae [family]
Estrilda [genus] (1)
troglodytes [species]

Classification

Estrildidae [family]
Estrilda [genus] (1)
troglodytes [species]

Presence

Recorded on Curaçao
Presence status
  • Introduced (2) - Curaçao
  • No longer present (0) - Curaçao
  • Natural distribution Africa
    Notes on presence status Before 1977-1978 the bird was established and has grown in extensive colonies in Curaçao, however during 1977-1978 they where all wiped out by a period of drought (Van Buurt & Debrot, 2012).

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