Common Waxbill (Estrilda astrilda)

Immature/juvenile, sex alike. Subspecies resemble cavendishi most. Udzungwa Mts, June 2007. Copyright@; Louis A. Hansen. This photo shows that this individual has acquired the full adult’s plumage, but has black bill colour like an immature (undermandible slightly red) and with the juvenile's white tubercles at the base of the bill.

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