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Common Waxbill

Estrilda astrild

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Field Notes

Description:

This is a species introduced in Iberian Peninsula and now breeds in Portugal. It has a distinctive red eye-mask and belly-center. The bill is black for the juveniles and red for the adults.

Habitat:

Dry riverbed

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PublishedJanuary 16, 2016

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