Lavender Waxbill vs face-laranja

Estrilda coerulescens compared with Estrilda melpoda

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lavender Waxbill	face-laranja
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Aves (ave)	Aves (ave)
Order same	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family same	Estrildidae	Estrildidae
Genus same	Estrilda	Estrilda
Species	Estrilda coerulescens	Estrilda melpoda

Evolutionary Relationship

Lavender Waxbill and face-laranja share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Estrilda.

Conservation Status

Lavender Waxbill

LC — Least Concern

face-laranja

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lavender Waxbill	face-laranja
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lavender Waxbill

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

face-laranja

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

face-laranja

O bico-de-lacre-de-faces-laranjas (Estrilda melpoda) e um pequeno estrildideo encantador com uma inconfundivel mancha laranja na bochecha sobre uma cabeca cinza, dorso marrom e partes inferiores brancas palidas. E nativo das florestas umidas e bordas florestais da Africa ocidental e central. Alimenta-se de pequenas sementes de gramineas e ervas daninhas, frequentemente perto da agua. Muito apreciado como ave de aviario, estabeleceu populacoes ferais em partes de Porto Rico, Europa e Asia. Ativo e sociavel, forma fortes vinculos de par.