Black-tailed waxbill

Glaucestrilda perreini

The grey waxbill or black-tailed waxbill is a common species of estrildid finch found in wetter land of Southern Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 670,000 km2.
Black-tailed Waxbill (Glaucestrilda perreini) Black-tailed Waxbill (Glaucestrilda perreini) at iSimangaliso Wetland Park, Cape Vidal. KZN, South Africa Black-tailed waxbill,Geotagged,Glaucestrilda perreini,South Africa

Habitat

It is found in subtropical/ tropical moist shrubland habitats in Angola, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Gabon, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia & Zimbabwe. The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyEstrildidae
GenusGlaucestrilda
SpeciesG. perreini
Photographed in
South Africa