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 (1,400,000 mi²).
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Estrildidae |
| Genus: | Granatina |
| Species: | G. granatina |
| Binomial name | |
| Granatina granatina (Linnaeus, 1766) | |
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Fringilla granatina Linnaeus, 1766 | |
The phylogeny has been obtained by Antonio Arnaiz-Villena et al.[2]
Habitat
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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.
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Uraeginthus granatinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Arnaiz-Villena, A.; Ruiz V.; González C. (1999). "Los Azulitos Africanos" (PDF). Revista Pájaros. 35.
External links
- Violet-eared waxbill - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
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