Violet-eared waxbill
| Violet-eared waxbill | |
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| Male above, female below | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Estrildidae |
| Genus: | Granatina |
| Species: | G. granatina
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| Binomial name | |
| Granatina granatina (Linnaeus, 1766)
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| Synonyms | |
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Fringilla granatina Linnaeus, 1766 | |
The violet-eared waxbill or common grenadier (Granatina granatina) is a common species of estrildid finch found in drier land of Southern Africa.