Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Waxbills and Allies :: Blue-breasted Cordonbleu

Blue-breasted Cordonbleu Uraeginthus angolensis

Described by: Linnaeus (1758)
Alternate common name(s): Cordon-bleu, Angola Cordonbleu, Blue Waxbill, Cordonbleu
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Botswana - Aug, 1999 © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi  Kruger National Park, South Africa - Jul, 2008 © Jean-Philippe Paris  Kruger National Park, South Africa - Jul, 2008 © Jean-Philippe Paris  Pilanesberg Nature Reserve, South Africa - Apr, 2005 © Déwald Swanepoel  Sabi Sabi Nature Reserve, South Africa - Aug, 2008 © Neil Fifer 
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Range

(1) N. Angola, sw. Zaire and nw. Zambia. Sao Tome.
(2) Zimbabwe, n. Botswana, n. Namibia and e. South Africa (w. Transvaal).
(3) E. Tanzania, se. Zaire, Burundi, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and ne. South Africa (Transvaal).
(4) S. Zimbabwe and South Africa (Natal and Transvaal).

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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