Summary ²

The Common Waxbill (Estrilda astrild), also known as the St Helena Waxbill, is a small passerine bird belonging to the estrildid finch family. It is native to sub-Saharan Africa but has been introduced to many other regions of the world and now has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 10,000,000 km². It is popular and easy to keep in captivity.

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1. (c) Joaquim Coelho, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/11289449@N00/222130394
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estrilda_astrild

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