Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu

Uraeginthus bengalus - Cordonbleu à joues rouges

Systematics

Order
:
Passeriformes
Family
:
Estrildidés
Genus
:
Uraeginthus
Species
:
bengalus

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1766

Biometrics

Size
: 13 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: -

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu (Uraeginthus bengalus) is a species of bird in the Estrildidae family.

Subspecific information 4 subspecies

Uraeginthus bengalus bengalus (s Mauritania to Guinea and east to Ethiopia, Uganda and w Kenya)
Uraeginthus bengalus brunneigularis (s Somalia, c, e Kenya and ne Tanzania)
Uraeginthus bengalus ugogensis (s Kenya and n, w and c Tanzania)
Uraeginthus bengalus katangae (ne Angola, s DRCongo and n Zambia)

Foreign names

Cordonbleu à joues rouges,
Azulito carirrojo,
peito-celeste-de-faces-carmim,
Schmetterlingsastrild,
pillangópinty,
Blauwfazantje,
Cordon-blu guancerosse,
rödkindad fjärilsfink,
Rødkinnastrild,
motýlik červenosluchý,
motýlek rudouchý,
Sommerfuglefinke,
punaposkipeippo,
estrilda blava galta-roja,
Blástrildi,
motylik krasnouchy,
metuljasta astrilda,
Красноухий астрильд,
セイキチョウ,
红颊蓝饰雀,
rödkindad fjärilsfink,
紅頰藍飾雀,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Pastureland, Rural Gardens