Amandava subflava
A beautiful little seed-eating bird that is very patchily distributed across Sub-Saharan Africa, the Orange-breasted Waxbill, or Zebra Waxbill, inhabits moist grasslands and reedbeds. In South Africa it is therefore found mainly in the higher rainfall areas of the northern Free State, eastern North West Province, Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and Kwazulu-Natal.
These waxbills take over the disused nests of other birds, converting it to their liking at the onset of the breeding season at the end of summer. The parents incubate the clutch of 3-7 eggs in turns, with the chicks hatching after about two weeks. The chicks grow quickly, fledging before they’re 3 weeks old and becoming independent about a fortnight later.
According to the IUCN the Orange-breasted Waxbill is in no danger of extinction.
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Colorful, but doesn’t hold a candle to those rollers we saw!
Very few birds do, John!
Such beautiful birds!
They really are, Anne – even if their shy nature means you’re usually forced to appreciate their beauty from a distance
Beautiful colors!
And yet they’re not very boastful about them, Janet – they really make you work for a photograph!
What a beauty!
Very true, Michael – if only they’d be less shy!