Violet-eared Waxbill female - Posing Colors

A Violet-eared Waxbill female poses with colors vibrant and bright. Photographed in the wilds of Namibia, southwestern Africa. These small birds are very quick and will only gather in flocks around watering holes.

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Ferdy Christant

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You're at it again! What a spectacular series :) Posted 7 years ago
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  Thanks for your kind words ... really great to hear such wonderful things. I will be out again for another 10 days, so have to do a bit of speedy uploads. Glad you like it. Posted 7 years ago

The Violet-eared waxbill

The violet-eared waxbill or common grenadier 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.

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Similar species: Passerines

Species identified by Living Wild