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Revision as of 18:02, 2 October 2017
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 South 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, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- AvianWeb
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Blue-capped Cordon-bleu. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 14 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blue-capped_Cordon-bleu
