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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