Glaucestrilda
Glaucestrilda is a genus of estrildid finch in the family Estrildidae. The genus is found in Africa.
| Glaucestrilda | |
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| Lavender waxbill (Glaucestrilda caerulescens) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Estrildidae |
| Genus: | Glaucestrilda Roberts, 1922 |
Species
It contains the following species:
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lavender waxbill | Glaucestrilda caerulescens | Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, Togo |
 | Grey waxbill | Glaucestrilda perreini | Angola, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia & Zimbabwe. |
 | Cinderella waxbill | Glaucestrilda thomensis | southwestern Angola around Namibe Province, north and east to southwest Huila Province and north to Fazenda do Cuito in Huambo and extreme northwestern Namibia. |
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See also
- Birds of Africa
- Estrildidae genera
References
- International Ornithological Congress (July 25, 2020). "IOC World Bird List". Retrieved July 25, 2020.
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