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 .
Two subspecies are recognised: G. p. perreini (Vieillot, 1817) – Gabon to north Angola and east to south Tanzania G. p. incana (Sundevall, 1850) – south Malawi and Mozambique to east 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.
References
External links Grey waxbill - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. BirdLife Species Factsheet