Lavender waxbill
| Lavender waxbill | |
|---|---|
| Gambia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Estrildidae |
| Genus: | Glaucestrilda |
| Species: | G. caerulescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Glaucestrilda caerulescens (Vieillot, 1817) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Estrilda caerulescens | |
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).