Blue Waxbill

Uraeginthus angolensis - Cordonbleu de l'Angola Cordonbleu d'Angola

Cordonbleu de l'Angola
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Passeriformes

  • Family
    :

    Estrildidés

  • Genus
    :

    Uraeginthus

  • Species
    :

    angolensis

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 13 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : -
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Cordonbleu de l'Angola
adult
Cordonbleu de l'Angola
♀ adult

Blue Waxbill (Uraeginthus angolensis) is a species of bird in the Estrildidae family.

Subspecific information 3 subspecies

  • Uraeginthus angolensis angolensis (São Tomé, sw DRCongo, n Angola and nw Zambia)
  • Uraeginthus angolensis cyanopleurus (s Angola, sw Zambia, nw Zimbabwe, n Botswana)
  • Uraeginthus angolensis niassensis (e Tanzania to c and e Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, s Zimbabwe and e South Africa)

Foreign names

  • Cordonbleu de l'Angola,
  • Azulito angoleño,
  • peito-celeste-do-sul,
  • Blauastrild,
  • angolai pillangópinty,
  • Angolees Blauwfazantje,
  • Cordon-blu pettazzurro,
  • blå fjärilsfink,
  • Blåastrild,
  • motýlik belasý,
  • motýlek angolský,
  • Angolasommerfuglefinke,
  • sinipeippo,
  • Gewone Blousysie,
  • estrilda blava d'Angola,
  • motylik sawannowy,
  • Ангольский астрильд,
  • フナシセイキチョウ,
  • 蓝饰雀,
  • blå fjärilsfink,
  • 安哥拉藍飾雀,

Voice song and call

Cordonbleu de l'Angola
♂ adult

Habitat

Cordonbleu de l'Angola
♀ adult

Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Rural Gardens

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

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