Blue waxbill / Angola-Schmetterlingsfink (Uraeginthus angolensis)

Blue waxbill. 2016-09-28 06.54.00 Botswana
Classification: Genus Uraeginthus; Family Estrildidae
General: The blue waxbill (Uraeginthus angolensis), also called southern blue waxbill, blue-breasted waxbill, southern cordon-bleu, blue-cheeked cordon-bleu, blue-breasted cordon-bleu and Angola cordon-bleu, is a common species of estrildid finch found in Southern Africa.^[3] It is also relatively commonly kept as an aviary bird.^[4] [more]

First documented observation : 2016-09-28 in Botswana.