| Black-tailed waxbill | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Estrildidae |
| Genus: | Glaucestrilda |
| Species: | G. perreini |
| Binomial name | |
| Glaucestrilda perreini (Vieillot, 1817) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Estrilda perreini | |
The grey waxbill or black-tailed waxbill (Glaucestrilda perreini) is a common species of estrildid finch found in wetter land of Southern Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 670,000 km (260,000 sq mi).
There are two recognized subspecies:
- Glaucestrilda perreini perreini (Distribution: Gabon to northern Angola and east to southern Tanzania)
- Glaucestrilda perreini incana (Distribution: Southern Malawi and Mozambique to eastern South Africa)
Habitat
It is found in subtropical/ tropical (lowland) moist shrubland habitats in Angola, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Gabon, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia & Zimbabwe. The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern.
References
- BirdLife International (2016). "Glaucestrilda perreini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22719522A94631416. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22719522A94631416.en. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2023). "Waxbills, parrotfinches, munias, whydahs, Olive Warbler, accentors, pipits". World Bird List. 13.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
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