Blue Waxbill bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsSouthern Blue Waxbill, Blue-cheeked Cordonbleu, Angola Cordonbleu, Cordon-bleu, Cordon-beu, 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
Old latin name for birdFringilla angolensis
OrderPerching birds / Passeriformes
FamilyWaxbills, Munias & Allies / Estrildidae
GenusUraeginthus
Breeding regionAfrica
Breeding subregions

Blue Waxbill bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Oscar Campbell
    South Africa
  • 2.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
  • 3.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
  • 4.
    Call, © Derek Solomon
    South Africa
  • 5.
    Call, © Gabriel A. Jamie
    Zambia
  • 6.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Namibia
  • 7.
    Call, © Bram Piot
    Congo (Democratic Republic)
  • 8.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Blue Waxbill

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

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansGewone Blousysie
Catalanestrilda blava d'Angola
Chinese蓝饰雀, 安哥拉蓝饰雀
Chinese (Traditional)安哥拉藍飾雀
Croatianplava estrilda
Czechmotýlek angolský
DanishAngolasommerfuglefinke
DutchAngolees Blauwfazantje
EsperantoAngola ureginto
Estoniansavanni-lasuuramadiin
Finnishsinipeippo
FrenchCordon-bleu méridional, Cordonbleu à dos brun, Astrild bleu, Cordonbleu de l'Angola, Cordonbleu d’Angola, Cordonbleu d'Angola
GermanBlau-Astrild, Angola-Schmetterlingsfink, Blauastrild
Hungarianangolai pillangópinty
IcelandicHiminstrildi
ItalianCordon blu pettazzurro, Cordon-blu pettazzurro, Cordon blu
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, Blåastrild
Norwegian NynorskBlåastrild
Polishmotylik sawannowy
Portuguesepeito-celeste-angolano, peito-celeste, peito-celeste-do-sul
RussianГолубой астрильд, Ангольский астрильд
SerbianPlava leptirasta zeba
ShonaKasisi
Slovakmotýlik belasý
SpanishAzulito angoleño, Cordón Azul Común
SwahiliKitendeli Shavu-buluu
SwedishAngolafjärilsfink, blå fjärilsfink
TsongaXindzingiri
TurkishMavi Mumgaga
Ukrainianастрильд-метелик савановий