File:Common Waxbill (Estrilda astrild) (2855062354).jpg
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The Common Waxbill (Estrilda astrild), also known as St. Helena Waxbill, is a small passerine bird belonging to the estrildid finch family. It is native to sub-Saharan Africa but has been introduced to many other regions of the world and now has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 10,000,000 km². It is popular and easy to keep in captivity. It is a small bird, 11 to 13 centimetres in length with a wingspan of 12 to 14 centimeters and a weight of 7 to 10 grams. It has a slender body with short rounded wings and a long graduated tail. The bright red bill of the adult is the color of sealing wax giving the bird its name. The plumage is mostly grey-brown, finely barred with dark brown. There is a red stripe through the eye and a reddish stripe along the center of the belly. The cheeks and throat are whitish and there is often a pinkish flush to the underparts. The rump is brown and the tail and vent are dark. Females are similar to the males but are paler with less red on the belly. Juveniles are duller with little or no red on the belly, fainter dark barring and a black bill. |
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Common Waxbill (Estrilda astrild)
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Author | Cliff from Arlington, Virginia, USA |
Camera location | 21° 16′ 18.36″ N, 157° 49′ 15.6″ W | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 21.271766; -157.820999 |
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Camera manufacturer | Canon |
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Camera model | Canon EOS 5D |
Exposure time | 1/250 sec (0.004) |
F-number | f/3.5 |
ISO speed rating | 400 |
Date and time of data generation | 11:35, 29 November 2007 |
Lens focal length | 200 mm |
JPEG file comment | Orange-Cheeked Waxbill (Estrilda melpoda): The Waxbill lives in small family parties or flocks of thirty of more individuals. Their high-pitched "peeps" are the best clue of their presence. Like most estridids, they are very acrobatic in their movements on twigs and grass stems, "climbing" up and down verticals and hanging upside down while feeding. Males usually have brighter orange patches on the abdomen. This species prefers to nest close to or directly on the ground in tangled clumps of tall grass. They will collect the surrounding grass stems together, especially old seed heads (panicles), helping to camouflage the structure. Fine white feathers line the interior where 3-6 tiny white eggs will be incubated for 13 days. Fledglings leave the nest around 23 days looking similar to their parents but sporting duller orange ear coverts for the first few months. |
Orientation | Normal |
Horizontal resolution | 72 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 72 dpi |
Software used | ACD Systems Digital Imaging |
File change date and time | 22:11, 13 September 2008 |
Y and C positioning | Centered |
Exposure Program | Not defined |
Exif version | 2.2 |
Date and time of digitizing | 11:35, 29 November 2007 |
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APEX shutter speed | 8 |
APEX aperture | 3.625 |
APEX exposure bias | 0 |
Metering mode | Pattern |
Flash | Flash did not fire, compulsory flash suppression |
DateTime subseconds | 0 |
Supported Flashpix version | 1 |
Color space | sRGB |
Focal plane X resolution | 3,086.925795053 |
Focal plane Y resolution | 3,091.2951167728 |
Focal plane resolution unit | inches |
Custom image processing | Normal process |
Exposure mode | Auto exposure |
White balance | Auto white balance |
Scene capture type | Standard |