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  • Synonyms Blue capped Cordonbleu, Blue-headed Cordonbleu, Blue-headed Waxbill, Blue-capped cordon-beu, Blue-capped Cordonbleu, Blue-capped Waxbill
  • Old latin name for bird Uraeginthus cyanocephala, Estrilda cyanocephala

Blue-capped Cordon-bleubird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Martin St-Michel
    Tanzania
  • 2.
    Song, © Martin St-Michel
    Tanzania
  • 3.
    Adult, call, male, © isaac kilusu
    Kenya
  • 4.
    Song, © Martin Tlustos
    Tanzania
  • 5.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Tanzania
  • 6.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Tanzania
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Blue-capped Cordon-bleu

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion s South Sudan, s Ethiopia and s Somalia to c Tanzania

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalanestrilda blava bec-roja
Chinese蓝顶蓝饰雀
Chinese (Traditional)藍頂藍飾雀
Croatianplavoglava estrilda
Czechmotýlek modrohlavý
DanishBlåhovedet Sommerfuglefinke
DutchBlauwkopastrild, Blauwkopblauwfazantje
EsperantoCejankapa ureginto
Estoniankõrbe-lasuuramadiin
Finnishsinipääpeippo
FrenchAstrild à tête bleue, Cordonbleu cyanocéphale, Cordonbleu à ailes brunes, Cordonbleu à calotte bleue
GermanBlaukopfastrild, Blaukopf-Astrild
Hungariankékfejű pillangópinty
ItalianCordon blu capoazzurro, Cordon blu dal cappuccio, Cordon blu testazzurra, Cordon-blu capoazzurro
Japaneseルリガシラセイキチョウ
Lithuanianmėlyngalvė drugelinė astrilda
NorwegianBlåhodet sommerfuglfink, blåhodeastrild
Norwegian NynorskBlåhovudastrild
Polishmotylik blekitnoglowy, motylik błękitnogłowy
Portuguesepeito-celeste-de-coroa-azul, Azulinho-de-cabeça-azul
RussianСинеголовый астрильд
SerbianPlavoglava leptirasta zeba
Slovakmotýlik modrohlavý
SpanishAzulito coroniazul, Cordón Azul de Capa Azul
SwahiliKitendeli Kichwa-buluu
Swedishblåhuvad fjärilsfink
TurkishCamgöbeği Mumgaga
Ukrainianастрильд-метелик синьоголовий