Invasive – populations in coastal CA, TX and FL
Approximate Hatch Weights:
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Passeridae
Common Name: Waxbills/Allies
Region: Broad Range
Chick Type: Altricial
Down: Gray down
Skin Color: Pink to gray
Bill: Short and conical
Foot Type: Anisodactyl
Gape: Pink with black and white markings
Gape Flanges: White
Iris: Dark brown
Legs and Feet: Pink legs and feet
Video from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network
Nest
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/06/IMG_7742-scaled.jpeg)
Photo by Ariana Katovich, Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network
Nest
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/06/IMG_7741-scaled.jpeg)
Photo by Ariana Katovich, Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/02/fullsizeoutput_500e-scaled.jpeg)
Photo by Jessie Zamichow, Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/02/fullsizeoutput_5011-scaled.jpeg)
Photo by Jessie Zamichow, Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/02/fullsizeoutput_5014-scaled.jpeg)
Photo by Jessie Zamichow, Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/02/fullsizeoutput_5017-scaled.jpeg)
Photo by Jessie Zamichow, Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/02/fullsizeoutput_501a-scaled.jpeg)
Photo by Jessie Zamichow, Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/02/fullsizeoutput_501d-scaled.jpeg)
Photo by Jessie Zamichow, Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network
~3rd Week - 9g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2021/08/IMG_0084.jpeg)
Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network, ruler in centimeters
~3rd Week - 9g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2021/08/IMG_0086.jpeg)
Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network, ruler in centimeters
~3rd Week - 9g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2021/08/IMG_0091.jpeg)
Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network, ruler in centimeters
~3rd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/02/fullsizeoutput_501f.jpeg)
Photo by Jessie Zamichow, Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network
~3rd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/02/fullsizeoutput_5020-scaled.jpeg)
Photo by Jessie Zamichow, Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network
~3rd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/02/fullsizeoutput_5021.jpeg)
Photo by Jessie Zamichow, Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network