- Glaucestrilda caerulescens
Estrilda caerulescens
Identification
3.5 inches (10 cm). Dark crimson to black beak, black eye marking, grey body with some small, white spots on the flanks, black-brown legs and feet, while rump, tail coverts, and tail are crimson.
Distribution
Western Africa: Senegal to Cameroon.
Introduced to Hawaii.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Lavender Waxbill has in the past been placed in genus Estrilda
Habitat
Savanna and semi-arid grassland.
Behaviour
Vocalisation
A soft tik tik tik and a louder tsreeeu.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Sinclair, I and P Ryan. 2003. Birds of Africa South of the Sahara. Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691118154
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Lavender Waxbill. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Lavender_Waxbill
External Links
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