Lavender_waxbill

Lavender waxbill

Lavender waxbill

Common species of estrildid finch

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).

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Habitat

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

  1. [1]
    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.


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