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Common Waxbill (Estrilda astrild) Small but loud birds, always found in flocks, flying in perfect synchrony. Photo taken in São Paulo, Brazil, where they are known as Bico-de-lacre. Brazil,Common Waxbill,Estrilda,Estrilda astrild,Geotagged,Passeridae,Passeriformes,Sao Paulo,South America,Winter,bird,finch,passerine,waxbill Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Common Waxbill (Estrilda astrild)

Small but loud birds, always found in flocks, flying in perfect synchrony. Photo taken in São Paulo, Brazil, where they are known as Bico-de-lacre.

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The Common Waxbill

The Common Waxbill, also known as the St Helena Waxbill, is a small passerine bird belonging to the estrildid finch family. It is native to sub-Saharan Africa but has been introduced to many other regions of the world and now has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 10,000,000 km².

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Similar species: Perching Birds
Species identified by Natalia Cara
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Uploaded Jul 18, 2016. Captured Jul 17, 2016 20:29 in Mococa Airport - Sé, São Paulo - SP, 01018-010, Brazil.
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Captured in the winter. More winter photos.