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Violet-eared waxbill

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Violet-eared waxbill
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Estrildidae
Genus:
Uraeginthus
Species:
U. granatinus
Binomial name
Uraeginthus granatinus
(Linnaeus, 1766)

The violet-eared waxbill or common grenadier (Uraeginthus granatinus) is a common species of estrildid finch found in drier land of Southern Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 2,300,000 km².

The phylogeny has been obtained by Antonio Arnaiz-Villena et al.[2]

Habitat

Violet-eared waxbill at Etosha National Park, Namibia

It is found in subtropical/ tropical (lowland) dry shrubland and savanna habitats in Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

References

  1. ^ Template:IUCN
  2. ^ Arnaiz-Villena, A.; Ruiz V.; González C. (1999). "Los Azulitos Africanos" (PDF). Revista Pájaros. 35.


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