Cinderella waxbill
The Cinderella waxbill is a near-threatened species of estrildid finch found in drier regions of south-western Angola around the Namibe Province, north and east to the south-west of the Huíla Province and north to Fazenda do Cuito in Huambo - also in the extreme north-western part of Namibia. It has an estimated global distribution of.
Habitat
The Cinderella waxbill is found in subtropical and tropical, dry shrubland, savannah and forest habitats at altitudes of. It is observed that the recent development of a hydroelectric plant on the Cunene River at Epupa Falls has caused changes to insect biodiversity which were relied on by the Cinderella waxbill during feeding of its young - thus threatening its food source to be depleted.The waxbill also eats grass seeds, nectar and insects. The Cinderella is diurnal.