Arabian Waxbill
Estrilda rufibarba (Cabanis, 1851)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
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Open encyclopedia reference
The Arabian waxbill (Estrilda rufibarba) is a highly sociable species of estrildid finch native to Yemen and south-western Saudi Arabia. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 20,000 – 50,000 km2.
Wikipedia contributors, Arabian waxbill; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:37:00.521552+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Estrilda rufibarba (Cabanis, 1851)
- Name authority
- (Cabanis, 1851)
- Common name
- Arabian Waxbill
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Estrildidae
- Genus
- Estrilda
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyEstrildidae Bonaparte, 1850
- genusEstrilda Swainson, 1827
- speciesEstrilda rufibarba (Cabanis, 1851)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Estrilda. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild (Linnaeus, 1758) | EstrildidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-headed WaxbillEstrilda atricapilla J. Verreaux & E. Verreaux, 1851 | EstrildidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-faced WaxbillEstrilda erythronotos (Vieillot, 1817) | EstrildidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Estrilda kandti Reichenow, 1902 | EstrildidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Orange-cheeked WaxbillEstrilda melpoda (Vieillot, 1817) | EstrildidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Abyssinian WaxbillEstrilda ochrogaster Salvadori, 1897 | EstrildidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cinderella WaxbillEstrilda thomensis Sousa, 1888 | EstrildidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-rumped WaxbillEstrilda troglodytes (Lichtenstein, 1823) | EstrildidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lavender WaxbillEstrilda caerulescens (Vieillot, 1817) | EstrildidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-cheeked WaxbillEstrilda charmosyna (Reichenow, 1881) | EstrildidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-lored WaxbillEstrilda nigriloris Chapin, 1928 | EstrildidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-crowned WaxbillEstrilda nonnula Hartlaub, 1883 | EstrildidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=559993 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3BKH6. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.