Lavender Waxbill

Estrilda caerulescens

Range

• West Africa

Habitat

• Grasslands

Diet

• Aphids
• Seeds
• Nectar
• Pollen

They live in pairs or family flocks of up to twelve individuals that will perform a bow to greet one another.

These fast birds are very active during the day, springing around out of curiosity and in search of food. At night they will roost in a nest, that they have either built or stolen and will sometimes sleep hanging upside down on a branch.