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| Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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Black-tailed Waxbill* |
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Estrilda perreini |
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Description (10)
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Black-tailed Waxbill
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Other Names (World)
Black-tailed Waxbill, Black-tailed Finch, Black-tailed Lavender Finch, Grey Waxbill, Gray Waxbill, Black-tailed Grey Waxbill, Black-tailed Gray Waxbill, Black-tailed Lavender Waxbill, Lavender Waxbill(!)
Family
Estrildidae (Waxbills)
Size
10 cm
First Described (Guide)
(Vieillot, 1817)
Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist shrubland.
Angola, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Gabon, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania [United Republic of], Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Subspecies
Has been thought to form a superspecies with Lavender Waxbill (Estrilda coerulescens), possibly with Cinderella Waxbill (Estrilda thomensis) included in same grouping.
Proposed subspecies poliogastra (described from Inhambane, in southern Mozambique) is treated as a synonym of incana.
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
- perreini (Vieillot, 1817) - Southern Gabon, southern PRCongo, southern and eastern DRCongo, Angola, Zambia, southern Tanzania and Malawi.
- incana Sundevall, 1850 - Southern Malawi, eastern Zimbabwe, Mozambique, northern and eastern South Africa and eastern Swaziland.
References
See References.
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Black-tailed Waxbill see...  BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
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