Cinderella Waxbill

Glaucestrilda thomensis

The Cinderella waxbill is a near-threatened species of estrildid finch found in drier regions of southwestern Angola around the Namibe Province, north and east to the southwest of the Huíla Province and north to Fazenda do Cuito in Huambo, and also in the extreme northwestern part of Namibia. It has an estimated global distribution of 95,700 km² (36,900 sq mi).

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