Lavender waxbill
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E. caerulescens
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| Estrilda caerulescens (Vieillot, 1817)
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The lavender waxbill (Estrilda 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.
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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.
Origin
Origin and phylogeny has been obtained by Antonio Arnaiz-Villena et al.[2] Estrildinae may have originated in India and dispersed thereafter (towards Africa and Pacific Ocean habitats).
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- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Estrilda
- Birds of Africa
- Birds of Benin
- Birds of Burkina Faso
- Birds of Cameroon
- Birds of the Central African Republic
- Birds of Chad
- Birds of Ivory Coast
- Birds of the Gambia
- Birds of Ghana
- Birds of Guinea
- Birds of Guinea-Bissau
- Birds of Liberia
- Birds of Mali
- Birds of Niger
- Birds of Nigeria
- Birds of Senegal
- Birds of Sudan
- Birds of Togo
- Estrildidae stubs
