- Source: Lavender waxbill
The lavender waxbill (Glaucestrilda 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 (240,000 sq mi).
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.
References
External links
BirdLife International species factsheet
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Lavender waxbill
- Estrildidae
- List of bird species introduced to the Hawaiian Islands
- Pritchardia affinis
- Pendjari National Park
- List of birds of the United States
- List of birds of Africa
- List of birds by common name
- List of birds of Hawaii
- List of birds of the Gambia
