In total 6664 matching search results.
Retrieval date: May 17, 2025
Black-cheeked Waxbill
Scientific name: Estrilda charmosyna
Family: Estrildidae
IUCN Red List status: LC
CITES status: not listed
Trade evidence: possible
Proportion Wild-caught: unknown
Conservation Concern due to Domestic trade: unknown
Conservation Concern due to International trade: unknown
Population Declines due to Trade: no
Level of Difficulty of Captive Breeding: unknown
Captive Breeding Effort: unknown
Selective Breeding for Altered Phenotypes: no
Subspecies in trade: no
Black-faced Waxbill
Scientific name: Estrilda erythronotos
Family: Estrildidae
IUCN Red List status: LC
CITES status: not listed
Trade evidence: yes
Proportion Wild-caught: majority
Conservation Concern due to Domestic trade: unknown
Conservation Concern due to International trade: low
Population Declines due to Trade: no
Level of Difficulty of Captive Breeding: normal
Captive Breeding Effort: irregular
Selective Breeding for Altered Phenotypes: no
Subspecies in trade: dalamerei
Green Twinspot
Scientific name: Mandingoa nitidula
Family: Estrildidae
IUCN Red List status: LC
CITES status: not listed
Trade evidence: yes
Proportion Wild-caught: majority
Conservation Concern due to Domestic trade: unknown
Conservation Concern due to International trade: moderate
Population Declines due to Trade: no
Level of Difficulty of Captive Breeding: normal
Captive Breeding Effort: irregular
Selective Breeding for Altered Phenotypes: no
Subspecies in trade: schlegheli
Red-faced Crimsonwing
Scientific name: Cryptospiza reichenovii
Family: Estrildidae
IUCN Red List status: LC
CITES status: not listed
Trade evidence: yes
Proportion Wild-caught: majority
Conservation Concern due to Domestic trade: unknown
Conservation Concern due to International trade: low
Population Declines due to Trade: no
Level of Difficulty of Captive Breeding: hard
Captive Breeding Effort: rare
Selective Breeding for Altered Phenotypes: no
Subspecies in trade: no
Abyssinian Crimsonwing
Scientific name: Cryptospiza salvadorii
Family: Estrildidae
IUCN Red List status: LC
CITES status: not listed
Trade evidence: yes
Proportion Wild-caught: all
Conservation Concern due to Domestic trade: unknown
Conservation Concern due to International trade: low
Population Declines due to Trade: no
Level of Difficulty of Captive Breeding: hard
Captive Breeding Effort: unknown
Selective Breeding for Altered Phenotypes: no
Subspecies in trade: no
Dusky Crimsonwing
Scientific name: Cryptospiza jacksoni
Family: Estrildidae
IUCN Red List status: LC
CITES status: not listed
Trade evidence: no
Proportion Wild-caught: n.a.
Conservation Concern due to Domestic trade: n.a.
Conservation Concern due to International trade: n.a.
Population Declines due to Trade: n.a.
Level of Difficulty of Captive Breeding: unknown
Captive Breeding Effort: unknown
Selective Breeding for Altered Phenotypes: no
Subspecies in trade: n.a.
Shelley's Crimsonwing
Scientific name: Cryptospiza shelleyi
Family: Estrildidae
IUCN Red List status: EN
CITES status: not listed
Trade evidence: possible
Proportion Wild-caught: unknown
Conservation Concern due to Domestic trade: unknown
Conservation Concern due to International trade: unknown
Population Declines due to Trade: no
Level of Difficulty of Captive Breeding: unknown
Captive Breeding Effort: unknown
Selective Breeding for Altered Phenotypes: no
Subspecies in trade: no
Angola Waxbill
Scientific name: Coccopygia bocagei
Family: Estrildidae
IUCN Red List status: LC
CITES status: not listed
Trade evidence: possible
Proportion Wild-caught: unknown
Conservation Concern due to Domestic trade: unknown
Conservation Concern due to International trade: unknown
Population Declines due to Trade: no
Level of Difficulty of Captive Breeding: unknown
Captive Breeding Effort: unknown
Selective Breeding for Altered Phenotypes: no
Subspecies in trade: no
Swee Waxbill
Scientific name: Coccopygia melanotis
Family: Estrildidae
IUCN Red List status: LC
CITES status: not listed
Trade evidence: yes
Proportion Wild-caught: majority
Conservation Concern due to Domestic trade: low
Conservation Concern due to International trade: low
Population Declines due to Trade: no
Level of Difficulty of Captive Breeding: normal
Captive Breeding Effort: irregular
Selective Breeding for Altered Phenotypes: no
Subspecies in trade: no
Yellow-bellied Waxbill
Scientific name: Coccopygia quartinia
Family: Estrildidae
IUCN Red List status: LC
CITES status: not listed
Trade evidence: yes
Proportion Wild-caught: majority
Conservation Concern due to Domestic trade: unknown
Conservation Concern due to International trade: low
Population Declines due to Trade: no
Level of Difficulty of Captive Breeding: normal
Captive Breeding Effort: irregular
Selective Breeding for Altered Phenotypes: no
Subspecies in trade: kilimensis, quartinia
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Shelley's Oliveback
Scientific name: Nesocharis shelleyi
Family: Estrildidae
IUCN Red List status: LC
CITES status: not listed
Trade evidence: no
Proportion Wild-caught: n.a.
Conservation Concern due to Domestic trade: n.a.
Conservation Concern due to International trade: n.a.
Population Declines due to Trade: n.a.
Level of Difficulty of Captive Breeding: unknown
Captive Breeding Effort: unknown
Selective Breeding for Altered Phenotypes: no
Subspecies in trade: n.a.
White-collared Oliveback
Scientific name: Nesocharis ansorgei
Family: Estrildidae
IUCN Red List status: LC
CITES status: not listed
Trade evidence: possible
Proportion Wild-caught: unknown
Conservation Concern due to Domestic trade: unknown
Conservation Concern due to International trade: unknown
Population Declines due to Trade: no
Level of Difficulty of Captive Breeding: unknown
Captive Breeding Effort: unknown
Selective Breeding for Altered Phenotypes: no
Subspecies in trade: no
Grey-headed Oliveback
Scientific name: Nesocharis capistrata
Family: Estrildidae
IUCN Red List status: LC
CITES status: not listed
Trade evidence: yes
Proportion Wild-caught: majority
Conservation Concern due to Domestic trade: unknown
Conservation Concern due to International trade: low
Population Declines due to Trade: no
Level of Difficulty of Captive Breeding: hard
Captive Breeding Effort: rare
Selective Breeding for Altered Phenotypes: no
Subspecies in trade: no
White-breasted Nigrita
Scientific name: Nigrita fusconotus
Family: Estrildidae
IUCN Red List status: LC
CITES status: not listed
Trade evidence: possible
Proportion Wild-caught: unknown
Conservation Concern due to Domestic trade: unknown
Conservation Concern due to International trade: unknown
Population Declines due to Trade: no
Level of Difficulty of Captive Breeding: unknown
Captive Breeding Effort: unknown
Selective Breeding for Altered Phenotypes: no
Subspecies in trade: no
Chestnut-breasted Nigrita
Scientific name: Nigrita bicolor
Family: Estrildidae
IUCN Red List status: LC
CITES status: not listed
Trade evidence: yes
Proportion Wild-caught: all
Conservation Concern due to Domestic trade: unknown
Conservation Concern due to International trade: low
Population Declines due to Trade: no
Level of Difficulty of Captive Breeding: hard
Captive Breeding Effort: unknown
Selective Breeding for Altered Phenotypes: no
Subspecies in trade: no
Pale-fronted Nigrita
Scientific name: Nigrita luteifrons
Family: Estrildidae
IUCN Red List status: LC
CITES status: not listed
Trade evidence: possible
Proportion Wild-caught: unknown
Conservation Concern due to Domestic trade: unknown
Conservation Concern due to International trade: unknown
Population Declines due to Trade: no
Level of Difficulty of Captive Breeding: unknown
Captive Breeding Effort: unknown
Selective Breeding for Altered Phenotypes: no
Subspecies in trade: no
Grey-headed Nigrita
Scientific name: Nigrita canicapillus
Family: Estrildidae
IUCN Red List status: LC
CITES status: not listed
Trade evidence: yes
Proportion Wild-caught: all
Conservation Concern due to Domestic trade: unknown
Conservation Concern due to International trade: low
Population Declines due to Trade: no
Level of Difficulty of Captive Breeding: hard
Captive Breeding Effort: unknown
Selective Breeding for Altered Phenotypes: no
Subspecies in trade: no
Woodhouse's Antpecker
Scientific name: Parmoptila woodhousei
Family: Estrildidae
IUCN Red List status: LC
CITES status: not listed
Trade evidence: no
Proportion Wild-caught: n.a.
Conservation Concern due to Domestic trade: n.a.
Conservation Concern due to International trade: n.a.
Population Declines due to Trade: n.a.
Level of Difficulty of Captive Breeding: unknown
Captive Breeding Effort: unknown
Selective Breeding for Altered Phenotypes: no
Subspecies in trade: n.a.
Red-fronted Antpecker
Scientific name: Parmoptila rubrifrons
Family: Estrildidae
IUCN Red List status: NT
CITES status: not listed
Trade evidence: no
Proportion Wild-caught: n.a.
Conservation Concern due to Domestic trade: n.a.
Conservation Concern due to International trade: n.a.
Population Declines due to Trade: n.a.
Level of Difficulty of Captive Breeding: unknown
Captive Breeding Effort: unknown
Selective Breeding for Altered Phenotypes: no
Subspecies in trade: n.a.
Jameson's Antpecker
Scientific name: Parmoptila jamesoni
Family: Estrildidae
IUCN Red List status: LC
CITES status: not listed
Trade evidence: no
Proportion Wild-caught: n.a.
Conservation Concern due to Domestic trade: n.a.
Conservation Concern due to International trade: n.a.
Population Declines due to Trade: n.a.
Level of Difficulty of Captive Breeding: unknown
Captive Breeding Effort: unknown
Selective Breeding for Altered Phenotypes: no
Subspecies in trade: n.a.
Red-headed Finch
Scientific name: Amadina erythrocephala
Family: Estrildidae
IUCN Red List status: LC
CITES status: not listed
Trade evidence: yes
Proportion Wild-caught: minority
Conservation Concern due to Domestic trade: moderate
Conservation Concern due to International trade: low
Population Declines due to Trade: no
Level of Difficulty of Captive Breeding: easy
Captive Breeding Effort: irregular
Selective Breeding for Altered Phenotypes: no
Subspecies in trade: no
Cut-throat Finch
Scientific name: Amadina fasciata
Family: Estrildidae
IUCN Red List status: LC
CITES status: not listed
Trade evidence: yes
Proportion Wild-caught: minority
Conservation Concern due to Domestic trade: unknown
Conservation Concern due to International trade: moderate
Population Declines due to Trade: no
Level of Difficulty of Captive Breeding: easy
Captive Breeding Effort: irregular
Selective Breeding for Altered Phenotypes: yes
Subspecies in trade: fasciata, contigua, alexanderi
African Quailfinch
Scientific name: Ortygospiza atricollis
Family: Estrildidae
IUCN Red List status: LC
CITES status: not listed
Trade evidence: yes
Proportion Wild-caught: majority
Conservation Concern due to Domestic trade: unknown
Conservation Concern due to International trade: moderate
Population Declines due to Trade: no
Level of Difficulty of Captive Breeding: hard
Captive Breeding Effort: rare
Selective Breeding for Altered Phenotypes: no
Subspecies in trade: fuscocrissa, muelleri
Red Avadavat
Scientific name: Amandava amandava
Family: Estrildidae
IUCN Red List status: LC
CITES status: not listed
Trade evidence: yes
Proportion Wild-caught: majority
Conservation Concern due to Domestic trade: high
Conservation Concern due to International trade: moderate
Population Declines due to Trade: no, but plausible
Level of Difficulty of Captive Breeding: normal
Captive Breeding Effort: irregular
Selective Breeding for Altered Phenotypes: no
Subspecies in trade: no
Green Avadavat
Scientific name: Amandava formosa
Family: Estrildidae
IUCN Red List status: VU
CITES status: Appendix II
Trade evidence: yes
Proportion Wild-caught: all
Conservation Concern due to Domestic trade: high
Conservation Concern due to International trade: moderate
Population Declines due to Trade: yes
Level of Difficulty of Captive Breeding: hard
Captive Breeding Effort: unknown
Selective Breeding for Altered Phenotypes: no
Subspecies in trade: no
Recommended citation: General citation: Bruslund, S., Leupen, B.T.C., Juergens, J., Shepherd, C.R. & Nelson, S.S. (2025). Songbirds in Trade Database (version 1.0). Monitor Conservation Research Society. Accessed on May 17, 2025 at https://www.sitdb.org/.
Individual species citation: Bruslund, S., Leupen, B.T.C., Juergens, J., Shepherd, C.R. & Nelson, S.S. (2025). [species scientific name] in Songbirds in Trade Database (version 1.0). Monitor Conservation Research Society. Accessed on May 17, 2025 at https://www.sitdb.org/.