Common Waxbill
Estrilda astrild
In pasture land adjacent to old growth forest, Kirinyaga County, Kenya. June 2017.
These tiny birds feed on grass/millet seeds and may be found in pastures or even occasionally crop fields. Previously Kandt's Waxbill was treated as a subspecies of the Black-Headed Waxbill. Kandt's is found in the mountainous areas of the Rift Valley from Rwanda to Kenya.
Estrildidae -- Waxbill Family
Books:
- Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania by Zimmerman et al.
- Birds of East Africa by Stevenson and Fanshawe