Blue waxbill / Angola-Schmetterlingsfink (Uraeginthus angolensis)

Blue waxbill. 2016-09-28 06:54:00 Botswana NIKON D3100 ISO 800
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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. Most recent observation: 2016-09-28 in Botswana.