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Black-tailed Waxbill

Glaucestrilda perreini (Vieillot, LJP 1817)

The grey waxbill or black-tailed waxbill 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 km2. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Estrildidae
Genus:
   Glaucestrilda
Scientific:
  Glaucestrilda perreini

Original description

Citation:
  (Vieillot, LJP 1817)

Reference:
   Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat. nouv. éd. 12 p.179

Protonym:
  Fringilla Perreini

Type locality:
  Malimbe, Portuguese Congo.

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  BC75EA9A9D9E6AB5

Avibase ID:
  avibase-BC75EA9A

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/BC75EA9A

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 559989

Geographic range:

  • Glaucestrilda perreini perreini: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Zambia, Tanzania, and far northern Malawi
  • Glaucestrilda perreini incana: southern Malawi, southeastern Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and South Africa
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Black-tailed Waxbill
Catalan:
estrilda argentada
Czech:
modroušek černoocasý
Danish:
Sorthalet Astrild
German:
Schwarzschwanzastrild
Spanish:
Estrilda Colinegra
Spanish (Spain):
Estrilda Colinegra
Finnish:
lyijyvahanokka
French:
Astrild à queue noire
Croatian:
crnorepa estrilda
Hungarian:
feketefarkú asztrild
Italian:
Estrilda codanera
Japanese (romaji):
oguroasagirichou
Japanese:
オグロアサギリチョウ
Lithuanian:
Juodauodegė astrilda
Dutch:
Zwartstaartastrild
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Svarthaleastrild
Norwegian:
Svarthaleastrild
Polish:
astryld czarnosterny
Portuguese:
bico-de-lacre-cinzento
Portuguese (Portugal):
bico-de-lacre-de-cauda-preta
Russian:
Чернохвостый астрильд
Slovak:
astrilda čiernochvostá
Serbian:
Crnorepa leporepa astrilda
Swedish:
svartstjärtad astrild
Ukrainian:
Астрильд темнодзьобий
Chinese:
黑尾梅花雀
Chinese (Traditional):
黑尾紫梅花雀

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Black-tailed Grey Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Grey Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Grey Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Grey Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Grey Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Grey Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Glaucestrilda perreini) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Glaucestrilda perreini) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Glaucestrilda perreini) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Glaucestrilda perreini) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Glaucestrilda perreini) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Astrild à queue noire ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Astrild à queue noire ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Glaucestrilda perreini) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Glaucestrilda perreini) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Glaucestrilda perreini) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Glaucestrilda perreini) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Glaucestrilda perreini) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Glaucestrilda perreini) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Black-tailed Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Black-tailed Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Black-tailed Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Black-tailed Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Black-tailed Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Black-tailed Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Black-tailed Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Black-tailed Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Black-tailed Lavender Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Grey Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Grey Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Grey Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Grey Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Grey Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Grey Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Grey Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Grey Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Grey Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Grey Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Grey Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Grey Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Grey Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Grey Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Grey Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Grey Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Grey Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Grey Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Grey Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Grey Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Grey Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Grey Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Grey Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Grey Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Grey Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Grey Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Grey Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Grey Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Grey Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Grey Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Grey Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Grey Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Grey Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Grey Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Grey Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Grey Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Grey Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Grey Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Grey Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Grey Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Grey Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Grey Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Grey Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Grey Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Grey Waxbill ( Glaucestrilda perreini) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Grey Waxbill ( Glaucestrilda perreini) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Grey Waxbill ( Glaucestrilda perreini) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Grey Waxbill ( Glaucestrilda perreini) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Grey Waxbill ( Glaucestrilda perreini) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Grey Waxbill ( Glaucestrilda perreini) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Grey Waxbill ( Glaucestrilda perreini) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Grey Waxbill ( Glaucestrilda perreini) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Grey Waxbill ( Glaucestrilda perreini) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Estrilda perreini [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Estrilda perreini [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Estrilda perreini [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Black-tailed Waxbill ( Estrilda perreini) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Grey Waxbill ( Glaucestrilda perreini) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Grey Waxbill ( Glaucestrilda perreini) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Grey Waxbill ( Glaucestrilda perreini) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Grey Waxbill ( Glaucestrilda perreini) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Estrilda perreini [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Estrilda perreini [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Gryssysie
Asturian: Estrilda rauprieta
Bulgarian: Черноопашата астрилда
Catalan: estrilda argentada
Czech: Astrild cernoocasý, modroušek černoocasý
Danish: Sorthalet Astrild
German: Schwarzschwanzastrild, Schwarzschwanz-Schönbürzel, Schwarzschwanz-Schönbürzelastrild
English: Black tailed Waxbill, Black-tailed Gray Waxbill, Black-tailed Grey Waxbill, Black-tailed Lavender Waxbill, Black-tailed Waxbill, Gray Waxbill, Grey Waxbill, Lavender Waxbill
English, HBW: Black-tailed Waxbill
English (IOC): Grey Waxbill
English (United States): Black-tailed Waxbill
English (South Africa): Grey Waxbill
Esperanto: Perrein-estrildo
Spanish: Astrild de Cola Negra, Estrilda Colinegra
Spanish (Spain): Estrilda Colinegra
Spanish (HBW): Black-tailed Waxbill
Estonian: lõuna-hõbeamadiin
Finnish: Lyijyvahanokka
French: Astrild à queue noire, Astrild de Perrein, Queue-de-vinaigre à queue noire
Galician: Bico de coral de bico negro
Croatian: crnorepa estrilda
Hungarian: feketefarkú asztrild
Italian: Astrilde grigio-blu, Estrilda codanera
Japanese (romaji): oguroasagirichou, ooguroasagirichou
Japanese: オオグロアサギリチョウ, オグロアサギリチョウ
Scientific: Estrilda perreini, Estrilda perreini perreini, Fringilla Perreini, Glaucestrilda perreini
Lithuanian: Juodauodegė astrilda
Dutch: Blauwgrijs zwartstaartje, Zwartstaartastrild
Norwegian Nynorsk: Svarthaleastrild
Norwegian: Sorthalet astrild, Svarthaleastrild
Polish: astryld czarnosterny
Portuguese: Bico de lacre de cauda preta, Bico-de-lacre-cinzento, Bico-de-lacre-de-cauda-preta
Portuguese (Portugal): bico-de-lacre-de-cauda-preta
Russian: Чернохвостый астрильд
Slovak: astrilda čiernochvostá
Serbian: Crnorepa leporepa astrilda
Swedish: Svartstjärtad astrild
Swahili: Mshigi Mkia-mweusi
Turkish: Kara kuyruklu mumgaga
Ukrainian: Астрильд темнодзьобий
Chinese: 黑尾梅花雀
Chinese (Traditional): 黑尾紫梅花雀

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