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Common Waxbill (Estrilda astrild) Taken in September 2016, in Caucaia, Brazil. Known as Bico-de-lacre, in Portuguese. Brazil,Common Waxbill,Estrilda,Estrilda astrild,Geotagged,South America,birds,waxbill Click/tap to enlarge

Common Waxbill (Estrilda astrild)

Taken in September 2016, in Caucaia, Brazil. Known as Bico-de-lacre, in Portuguese.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Nice couple :) Posted 8 years ago
    1. View Natalia Cara's profile
      Natalia Cara
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      There are actually more than 2 in this photo... can you see them?? They're always in large flocks! =) Posted 8 years ago
      1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
        Ferdy Christant
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        I think I'm counting 4? Posted 8 years ago
  3. View Barry's profile
    Barry
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    I can see 4 for sure, possibly a fifth (only the tail)? Posted 8 years ago

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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 Mar 4, 2017. Captured in CE-156, 1953, Caucaia - CE, Brazil.
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