Violet-eared waxbill
| Violet-eared waxbill | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Estrildidae |
| Genus: | Uraeginthus |
| Species: | U. granatinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Uraeginthus granatinus (Linnaeus, 1766) | |
The violet-eared waxbill or common grenadier (Uraeginthus granatinus) 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.
The phylogeny has been obtained by Antonio Arnaiz-Villena et al.[2]
Habitat
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.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Uraeginthus granatinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ Arnaiz-Villena, A; Ruiz V; González C (1999). "Los Azulitos Africanos". Revista Pájaros 35.
External links
- Violet-eared waxbill - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.