Copyright: AW/monacoeye • Do not copy without permission. Kinshasa, Dec 2010

Bird name: Blue Waxbill
Latin: Uraeginthus angolensis
Other: Blue-breasted Cordon Bleu • Southern Cordon-bleu
Family: Estrildidae • Cordon-bleus

Many of the African birds seem to go by several English names. This little guy is known as the Southern Cordon-bleu, or Blue-breasted Cordon-bleu, or Blue Waxbill.

Above, near a waterfall near Kinshasa, DRC. (It looks very similar to female Red-Cheeked Cordon Bleu but Blue Waxbill is the common type in Kinshasa)

Below, a Blue Waxbill, seen in the hotel grounds in Luanda Angola.

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Photo copyright: AS/monacoeye • Do not copy without permission • Lake Victoria, Oct 2009

Bird name: Blue Capped Cordon Bleu
Latin: Uraeginthus cyanocephalus
Other:
Family: Estrildidae • Cordon-bleus

And one slightly blurry shot of a Blue-capped Cordon-Bleu seen at Lake Victoria in Tanzania. This bird is native to East Africa.More photos...