Grey waxbill

Black-tailed waxbill
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Estrildidae
Genus: Glaucestrilda
Species:
G. perreini
Binomial name
Glaucestrilda perreini
(Vieillot, 1817)
Synonyms

Estrilda perreini

The grey waxbill or black-tailed waxbill (Glaucestrilda perreini) is a common species of estrildid finch found in wetter land of Southern Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 670,000 km2 (260,000 sq mi).

Two subspecies are recognised:

  • G. p. perreini (Vieillot, 1817) – Gabon to north Angola and east to south Tanzania
  • G. p. incana (Sundevall, 1850) – south Malawi and Mozambique to east South Africa
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