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Violet-eared Waxbill

Uraeginthus granatinus

Description:

Blue upper tail and forehead, purple sides of head, red beak. The male has a darker red body colour than the female.

Habitat:

Thornveld

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13 Comments

staccyh
staccyh 10 years ago

wow!

Albena
Albena 10 years ago

Thanks, Harsha!

Harsha Singh
Harsha Singh 10 years ago

Brilliant! Love it!

Albena
Albena 10 years ago

Thank you Lucia!

Albena
Albena 10 years ago

Thanks Jason! It is indeed a very colourful bird!

Jason Alexander
Jason Alexander 10 years ago

So colorful!

Albena
Albena 10 years ago

Thank you Reza and cchellis22!

cchellis22
cchellis22 10 years ago

This beauty is a work of art!

Albena
Albena 10 years ago

Thanks so much Patty!

Reza Hashemizadeh
Reza Hashemizadeh 10 years ago

Spectacular !

patty
patty 10 years ago

Amazingly beautiful bird Albena! Its purple ears are wonderful! Great spotting and picture; thank you for sharing it =)

Albena
Albena 10 years ago

Thank you, Mona!

Mona Pirih
Mona Pirih 10 years ago

Beautiful bird.. Nice photo..

Albena
Spotted by
Albena

Central District, Botswana

Spotted on Mar 18, 2013
Submitted on Apr 22, 2013

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