The lavender waxbill (Glaucestrilda caerulescens) is a common species of estrildid finch native to Central Africa and successfully introduced on Hawai'i. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 620,000 km2 (240,000 sq mi).
| Lavender waxbill | |
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| Gambia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Estrildidae |
| Genus: | Glaucestrilda |
| Species: | G. caerulescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Glaucestrilda caerulescens (Vieillot, 1817)
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| Synonyms | |
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Estrilda caerulescens | |
Habitat edit
It is found in subtropical/tropical (lowland) dry shrubland habitats in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, Togo and the United States (Hawaii island only). The IUCN has classified the species as being of least concern.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b BirdLife International (2018). "Glaucestrilda coerulescens[sic]". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22719518A131994177. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22719518A131994177.en. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
External links edit
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