Grey waxbill

The grey waxbill or black-tailed waxbill (Glaucestrilda perreini) is a common species of estrildid finch found in wetter land of Southern Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 670000 km2.

There are two recognized subspecies:
 * Glaucestrilda perreini perreini (Distribution: Gabon to northern Angola and east to southern Tanzania)
 * Glaucestrilda perreini incana (Distribution: Southern Malawi and Mozambique to eastern South Africa)

Habitat
It is found in subtropical/ tropical (lowland) moist shrubland habitats in Angola, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Gabon, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia & Zimbabwe. The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern.