1. Common Waxbill, or Rooibeckie {Estrilda astrildd). A favourite 



cage bird. 



2. South African Ruddy Waxbill, or Robin {Lagonosticta rubricate?). 



The Waxbills feed on the seeds of weeds and grasses. They also 

 eat a considerable number of insects and their eggs. 



3. The dainty Scaly-feathered Weaver {Sporopipes squamifrons). 



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