The lavender waxbill is a common species of estrildid finch native to Central Africa and successfully introduced on Hawai'i. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 620,000 km2. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Vieillot, LJP 1817)
Reference:
Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat. nouv. éd.
12 p.176
Protonym:
Fringilla caerulescens
Type locality:
Zone Torride; Senegal, designated by W. L. Sclater, 1930, Syst. Av. Aethiop., p. 800.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18057928
Avibase ID:
174BFAB6C9B2C486
Avibase ID:
avibase-174BFAB6
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/174BFAB6
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 179611
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 34th suppl.): Lavender Fire-Finch ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.): Lavender Waxbill ( Glaucestrilda caerulescens) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.): Lavender Waxbill ( Glaucestrilda caerulescens) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.): Lavender Waxbill ( Glaucestrilda caerulescens) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.): Lavender Waxbill ( Glaucestrilda caerulescens) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Lavender Waxbill ( Glaucestrilda caerulescens) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Lavender Waxbill ( Glaucestrilda caerulescens) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Lavender Waxbill ( Glaucestrilda caerulescens) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Lavender Waxbill ( Glaucestrilda caerulescens) |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda coerulescens) |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda coerulescens) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda coerulescens) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda coerulescens) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda coerulescens) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda coerulescens) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda coerulescens) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda coerulescens) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda coerulescens) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Lavender Waxbill ( Glaucestrilda coerulescens) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Lavender Waxbill ( Glaucestrilda coerulescens) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Astrild queue-de-vinaigre ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Astrild queue-de-vinaigre ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
Clements 1st edition: Lavender Fire-finch ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
Clements, version 2021: Lavender Waxbill ( Glaucestrilda caerulescens) |
Clements, version 2022: Lavender Waxbill ( Glaucestrilda caerulescens) |
Clements, version 2023: Lavender Waxbill ( Glaucestrilda caerulescens) |
Clements, version 2024: Lavender Waxbill ( Glaucestrilda caerulescens) |
Clements 3rd edition: Lavender Fire-finch ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
Clements 4th edition: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
Clements 6th edition: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
Clements, version 2015: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
Clements, version 2016: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
Clements, version 2017: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
Clements, version 2018: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
Clements, version 2019: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda coerulescens) |
eBird version 1.50: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
eBird version 1.52: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
eBird version 1.53: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
eBird version 1.54: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
eBird version 1.55: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
eBird version 2015: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
eBird version 2016: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
eBird version 2017: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
eBird version 2018: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
eBird version 2019: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda coerulescens) |
eBird version 2021: Lavender Waxbill ( Glaucestrilda caerulescens) |
eBird version 2022: Lavender Waxbill ( Glaucestrilda caerulescens) |
eBird version 2023: Lavender Waxbill ( Glaucestrilda caerulescens) |
eBird version 2024: Lavender Waxbill ( Glaucestrilda caerulescens) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Red-tailed Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Red-tailed Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Red-tailed Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Red-tailed Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Red-tailed Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Red-tailed Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Red-tailed Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Red-tailed Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Red-tailed Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda coerulescens) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda coerulescens) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda coerulescens) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Lavender Waxbill ( Glaucestrilda caerulescens) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Lavender Waxbill ( Glaucestrilda caerulescens) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Lavender Waxbill ( Glaucestrilda caerulescens) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Lavender Waxbill ( Glaucestrilda caerulescens) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Lavender Waxbill ( Glaucestrilda caerulescens) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Lavender Waxbill ( Glaucestrilda caerulescens) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Lavender Waxbill ( Glaucestrilda caerulescens) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Lavender Waxbill ( Glaucestrilda caerulescens) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Lavender Waxbill ( Glaucestrilda caerulescens) |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Estrilda caerulescens |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Estrilda caerulescens |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Estrilda caerulescens |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens) |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Estrilda caerulescens |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Estrilda caerulescens |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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