Lavender waxbill | |
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Gambia | |
Scientific classification | |
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 | |
Estrilda caerulescens |
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).