Lavender Waxbill

Glaucestrilda caerulescens

The lavender waxbill is a common species of estrildid finch native to Central Africa and successfully introduced on Hawaiʻi. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 620,000 km² (240,000 sq mi).

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