 It is commonly found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Togo.Origin and phylogeny has been obtained by Antonio Arnaiz-Villena et al.Estrildinae may have originated in India and dispersed thereafter (towards Africa and Pacific Ocean habitats).