page_title: Violet-eared waxbill
section_title: Habitat
hierarchical_section_title: Violet-eared waxbill / Habitat
caption_attribution_description: Violet-eared Waxbill - Etosha - Namibia_ 0011
context_page_description: The violet-eared waxbill or common grenadier is a common species of estrildid finch found in drier land of Southern Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 2,300,000 km².
  The phylogeny has been obtained by Antonio Arnaiz-Villena et al.
context_section_description: It is found in subtropical/ tropical (lowland) dry shrubland and savanna habitats in Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern.
caption: Violet-eared waxbill at Etosha National Park, Namibia
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