What is the name of this bird?

The Cinderella waxbill (Estrilda thomensis) is a near-threatened species of estrildid finch found in drier regions of south-western Angola around Namibe Province, north and east to south-west Huila Province and north to Fazenda do Cuito in Huambo and extreme north-western Namibia. It has an estimated global distribution of 95,700 km2.

Habitat

The Cinderella waxbill is found in subtropical and tropical (lowland) dry shrubland, savannah and forest habitats at altitude of 200 to 500 m. It is observed that the recent development of a hydroelectric plant on the Cunene River at Epupa Falls has caused changes to insect biodiversity which were relied on by the Cinderella waxbill during feeding of its young. Thus threatening its food source to be depleted.

The waxbill also eats grass seeds, nectar and insects. The Cinderella is diurnal.

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Barb Steiner, That's what gave me the correct answer also.

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Mike Reidy, Maybe you might like to look up "cinderella waxbill pictures" on line. You should find a lot of red tails on both the Cinderella and lavender waxbills.

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Rob Orr, The lavender waxbill looks very similar to the Cinderella waxbill. The difference is that the lavender waxbillis is a darker shade of gray with a longer tail and no lower red flanks. The differences are hard to discern on photos. The lavender waxbill is found in the northern part of western Africa while the Cinderella waxbill is hundreds of miles away in the southern part of western Africa.