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title: "Grünastrild"
description: "Coccopygia melanotis — Vögel. The swee waxbill (Coccopygia melanotis), is a common species of estrildid finch native to Southern Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/swee-waxbill
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Grünastrild

> Coccopygia melanotis — Vögel. The swee waxbill (Coccopygia melanotis), is a common species of estrildid finch native to Southern Africa.

- Scientific name: *Coccopygia melanotis*
- Category: `birds` (Vögel)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Savanne)
- iNaturalist observations: 1715
- iNaturalist taxon: [979663](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/979663)

## Names

- en: Swee Waxbill
- de: Grünastrild
- es: Estrilda Ventrigualda Meridional
- fr: Astrild à joues noires

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (1653)

## Summary

The swee waxbill (Coccopygia melanotis), is a common species of estrildid finch native to Southern Africa.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swee_waxbill

## Photo

![Grünastrild](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/swee-waxbill/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ludwig Muller · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/57217003

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/swee-waxbill?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).