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Common Name
Common Waxbill
Alternate NamesSt Helena Waxbill
Common TypeWaxbill
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Estrildidae
Genus
Estrilda
Species
astrild
Conservation Status
Least Concern
Location Photographed
Singapore, Zanzibar,
Number of Sub-Species
Seventeen Sub Species
Migratory or Resident
Resident
Preferred Habitat
Open country with long grass and rank vegetation. Often found near water in marshes.
Distribution and Range
Sub Sahara Africa but introduced to many other areas of the world
Food