梅花雀 vs Lavender Waxbill

Estrilda astrild compared with Estrilda coerulescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	梅花雀	Lavender Waxbill
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Aves (鳥綱)	Aves (鳥綱)
Order same	Passeriformes (雀形目)	Passeriformes (雀形目)
Family same	Estrildidae	Estrildidae
Genus same	Estrilda	Estrilda
Species	Estrilda astrild	Estrilda coerulescens

Evolutionary Relationship

梅花雀 and Lavender Waxbill share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Estrilda.

Conservation Status

梅花雀

LC — Least Concern

Lavender Waxbill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	梅花雀	Lavender Waxbill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

梅花雀

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Cabo Verde, Mauritius, Sao Tome and Principe), Asia (Taiwan, United Arab Emirates), Europe (9 countries), North America (Trinidad and Tobago, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Vanuatu), and South America (Brazil, Uruguay).

Lavender Waxbill

Habitat

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

梅花雀

普通梅花雀是非洲分布最广的梅花雀，原产于撒哈拉以南非洲，但已被引入伊比利亚半岛、巴西、夏威夷及多个大西洋岛屿，成为世界上分布最广的笼鸟逃逸物种之一。这种小型活泼的雀类具有红色喙和穿过眼部的红色条纹，栖息于茂密的草地和水域附近。极具群居性，常与其他梅花雀科鸟类形成大型混合群。