Violet-eared waxbill

The violet-eared waxbill or common grenadier (Granatina granatina) is a common species of estrildid finch found in drier land of Southern Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 2,300,000 km².

Violet-eared waxbill

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Estrildidae
Genus: Granatina
Species:
G. granatina
Binomial name
Granatina granatina
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Synonyms

Fringilla granatina Linnaeus, 1766

The phylogeny has been obtained by Antonio Arnaiz-Villena et al.[2]

Habitat

Violet-eared waxbill at Etosha National Park, Namibia

It is found in subtropical/ tropical (lowland) dry shrubland and savanna habitats in Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Uraeginthus granatinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Arnaiz-Villena, A.; Ruiz V.; González C. (1999). "Los Azulitos Africanos" (PDF). Revista Pájaros. 35.


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