Grey waxbill
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| Species: | E. perreini
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| Estrilda perreini (Vieillot, 1817)
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The grey waxbill or black-tailed waxbill (Estrilda perreini) is a common species of estrildid finch found in wetter land of Southern Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 670,000 km².
Habitat
It is found in subtropical/ tropical (lowland) moist shrubland habitats in Angola, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia & Zimbabwe. The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern.
References
External links
- Grey waxbill - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Estrilda
- Birds of Africa
- Birds of Angola
- Birds of the Republic of the Congo
- Birds of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Birds of Gabon
- Birds of Malawi
- Birds of Mozambique
- Birds of Swaziland
- Birds of Tanzania
- Birds of Zambia
- Birds of Zimbabwe
- Birds of South Africa
- Estrildidae stubs