• Synonyms Black tailed Waxbill, Black-tailed Waxbill, Black-tailed Gray Waxbill, Gray Waxbill, Lavender Waxbill, Black-tailed Lavender Waxbill, Black-tailed Grey Waxbill
  • Old latin name for bird Estrilda perreini, Fringilla perreini

Grey Waxbillbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Zambia
  • 2.
    Call, © Dries Van de Loock
    Zambia
  • 3.
    Call, © Dries Van de Loock
    Zambia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Grey Waxbill

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion wc, c, se

Grey Waxbill subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Glaucestrilda perreini incanas Malawi and Mozambique to e South Africa-No
Glaucestrilda perreini perreiniGabon to n Angola and e to s Tanzania-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansGryssysie
BulgarianЧерноопашата астрилда
Catalanestrilda argentada
Chinese黑尾梅花雀
Chinese (Traditional)黑尾紫梅花雀
Croatiancrnorepa estrilda
CzechAstrild cernoocasý, modroušek černoocasý
DanishSorthalet Astrild
DutchBlauwgrijs zwartstaartje, Zwartstaartastrild
EsperantoPerrein-estrildo
Estonianlõuna-hõbeamadiin
Finnishlyijyvahanokka
FrenchAstrild à queue noire, Astrild de Perrein, Queue-de-vinaigre à queue noire
GalicianBico de coral de bico negro
GermanSchwarzschwanzastrild, Schwarzschwanz-Schönbürzelastrild, Schwarzschwanz-Schönbürzel
Hungarianfeketefarkú asztrild
ItalianEstrilda codanera, Astrilde grigio-blu
Japaneseオオグロアサギリチョウ, オグロアサギリチョウ
Lithuanianjuodauodegė astrilda
NorwegianSorthalet astrild, svarthaleastrild, svartstjertastrild
Norwegian NynorskSvarthaleastrild
Polishastryld czarnosterny
PortugueseBico-de-lacre-cinzento, Bico de lacre de cauda preta, Bico-de-lacre-de-cauda-preta, bico-de-lacre-de-cauda-preta
RussianЧернохвостый астрильд
SerbianCrnorepa leporepa astrilda
Slovakastrilda čiernochvostá
SpanishEstrilda colinegra, Astrild de Cola Negra
SwahiliMshigi Mkia-mweusi
Swedishsvartstjärtad astrild
TurkishKara Kuyruklu Mumgaga
Ukrainianастрильд темнодзьобий