• Synonyms Blue-cheeked Cordonbleu, Cordon-beu, Cordon-bleu, Angola Cordonbleu, Cordonbleu, Southern Cordonbleu, Blue-breasted Cordon-bleu, Blue-breasted Cordonbleu, Blue-breated Cordonbleu, Southern Cordon-bleu, Angolan Cordon Bleu, Blue breasted Cordonbleu, Blue-cheeked Waxbill, Southern Blue Waxbill
  • Old latin name for bird Fringilla angolensis

Blue Waxbillbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
  • 2.
    Call, © Gabriel A. Jamie
    Zambia
  • 3.
    , © African Bioacoustics Community
    South Africa
  • 4.
    Call, © Bram Piot
    Congo (Democratic Republic)
  • 5.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Namibia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Blue Waxbill

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion s

Blue Waxbill subspecies (3)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Uraeginthus angolensis angolensisSão Tomé, sw DR Congo, n Angola and nw Zambia-No
Uraeginthus angolensis cyanopleuruss Angola, sw Zambia, nw Zimbabwe and n Botswana-No
Uraeginthus angolensis niassensise Tanzania to c, e Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, s Zimbabwe and e South Africa-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansGewone Blousysie
Catalanestrilda blava d'Angola
Chinese安哥拉蓝饰雀, 蓝饰雀
Chinese (Traditional)安哥拉藍飾雀
Croatianplava estrilda
Czechmotýlek angolský
DanishAngolasommerfuglefinke, Angola Sommerfuglefinke
DutchAngolees Blauwfazantje, Angolablauwfazantje
EsperantoAngola ureginto
Estoniansavanni-lasuuramadiin
Finnishsinipeippo
FrenchCordonbleu d'Angola, Cordonbleu de l'Angola, Cordonbleu à dos brun, Cordon-bleu méridional, Astrild bleu, Cordonbleu d’Angola
GermanBlauastrild, Blau-Astrild, Angola-Schmetterlingsfink
Hungarianangolai pillangópinty
IcelandicHiminstrildi
ItalianCordon-blu pettazzurro, Cordon blu, Cordon blu pettazzurro
Japaneseフナシセイキチョウ, ルイチガイセイキチョウ
Lithuanianangolinė drugelinė astrilda
Norwegianblåastrild, Angola sommerfuglfink
Norwegian NynorskBlåastrild
Polishmotylik sawannowy
PortuguesePeito-celeste, peito-celeste-angolano
RussianГолубой астрильд
SerbianPlava leptirasta zeba
ShonaKasisi
Slovakmotýlik belasý
SpanishCordón Azul Común, Azulito angoleño
SwahiliKitendeli Shavu-buluu
Swedishblå fjärilsfink, Angolafjärilsfink
TsongaXindzingiri
TurkishMavi Mumgaga
Ukrainianастрильд-метелик савановий