Cinderella waxbill
Estrilda thomensis Sousa, 1888
The cinderella waxbill (Estrilda thomensis) is a species in the family Estrildidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 7 g to 7.6 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the cinderella waxbill
- Weight
- 7 g – 7.6 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Granivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- shrublandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 3.5src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the cinderella waxbill live?
Not recorded
Is the cinderella waxbill endangered?
The cinderella waxbill is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the cinderella waxbill classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyEstrildidae
- genusEstrilda
- SpeciesEstrilda thomensis Sousa, 1888
Synonyms Estrelda thomensis, Estrilda cinderella, Glaucestrilda thomensis
Other names and names in other languages (27)
- SwartoogsysieAfrikaans
- estrilda cendrosaCatalan
- modroušek rudobokýCzech
- cwyrbig SinderelaWelsh
- São Tomé-astrildDanish
- CinderellaastrildGerman
- Cinderella-SchönbürzelGerman
- Cinderella-SchönbürzelastrildGerman
- Estrilda CenicientaSpanish
- angoola hõbeamadiinEstonian
- tuhkavahanokkaFinnish
- Astrild cendrillonFrench
- Astrild de Sao ToméFrench
- Cinderella-asztrildHungarian
- Estrilda cenerentolaItalian
- サントメアサギリチョウJapanese
- raudonšonė astrildaLithuanian
- askepottastrildNorwegian Bokmål
- Cinderella-astrildDutch
- astryld czerwonobocznyPolish
- cinzentinho-de-angolaPortuguese
- bico-de-lacre-angolanoPortuguese
- bico-de-lacre-cinzento-angolanoPortuguese
- Краснобокий астрильдRussian
- astrilda červenobokáSlovak
- mopaneastrildSwedish
- астрильд чорнохвостийUkrainian
Relatives of the cinderella waxbill
Other species in the same genus Estrilda.
Common waxbill
Estrilda astrild
Black-rumped waxbill
Estrilda troglodytes
Orange-cheeked waxbill
Estrilda melpoda
Black-headed waxbill
Estrilda atricapilla
Crimson-rumped waxbill
Estrilda rhodopyga
Arabian waxbill
Estrilda rufibarba
CompareCinderella waxbill vs Common waxbillCinderella waxbill vs Black-rumped waxbillCinderella waxbill vs Orange-cheeked waxbillCinderella waxbill vs Black-headed waxbill
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the cinderella waxbill?
An adult cinderella waxbill weighs 7 g – 7.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the cinderella waxbill endangered?
The cinderella waxbill is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the cinderella waxbill?
The cinderella waxbill (Estrilda thomensis) belongs to the family Estrildidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service).
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