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Revision as of 01:46, 27 June 2014
Alternative Name: Blue-capped Cordonbleu
- Uraeginthus cyanocephalus
Identification
10-12cm
- Fawn wings, underbelly and back
- Sky blue head, body and longish pointed tail
- Pink bill
- Dark iris
Distribution
Africa:
Eastern Africa: extreme south-eastern Sudan, south-eastern Ethiopia, southern Somalia, Kenya, northern Tanzania
Southern Africa: Namibia
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Lowland dry grassland, shrubland and desert.
Behaviour
The diet includes seeds and small insects.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
- AvianWeb
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Blue-capped Cordon-bleu. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 17 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blue-capped_Cordon-bleu
