Black-cheeked waxbill
The black-cheeked waxbill or red-rumped waxbill is a common species of estrildid finch found in east Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of.
It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan and Tanzania. The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern.
Two subspecies are recognised:B. c. charmosyna – south Sudan, Ethiopia, south Somalia, northeast Uganda and north KenyaB. c. kiwanukae – south Kenya and Tanzania