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+ | [[Image:Blue-capped_Cordonbleu.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by mkrijger<br />Photo taken: Serengeti, [[Tanzania]] ]] | ||
+ | '''Alternative Name: Blue-capped Cordon-bleu''' | ||
;[[: Category:Uraeginthus|Uraeginthus]] cyanocephalus | ;[[: Category:Uraeginthus|Uraeginthus]] cyanocephalus | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
+ | 10-12cm. Fawn wings, underbelly and back, sky blue head, body and longish pointed tail, pink bill, dark iris. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Sudan]] to [[Somalia]] and [[Tanzania]] in [[Africa]]. | [[Sudan]] to [[Somalia]] and [[Tanzania]] in [[Africa]]. | ||
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This is a monotypic species. | This is a monotypic species. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | Lowland dry grassland, shrubland and desert. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | The diet includes seeds and small insects. | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Uraeginthus+cyanocephalus}} | {{GSearch|Uraeginthus+cyanocephalus}} | ||
− | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Uraeginthus | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Uraeginthus]] |
Revision as of 16:51, 2 December 2008
Alternative Name: Blue-capped Cordon-bleu
- Uraeginthus cyanocephalus
Identification
10-12cm. Fawn wings, underbelly and back, sky blue head, body and longish pointed tail, pink bill, dark iris.
Distribution
Sudan to Somalia and Tanzania in Africa.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Habitat
Lowland dry grassland, shrubland and desert.
Behaviour
The diet includes seeds and small insects.