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Cordon-bleu Finch

Uraeginthus cyanocephalus

Photo by James McNair
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Light brown back head and belly, powder blue tail face and chest with red and black beak

Habitat:

Florida Wetlands

Species ID Suggestions

Red-cheeked Cordonbleu

Uraeginthus bengalus

Cordon-Bleu Finch

Uraeginthus cyanocephalus

Comments (5)

What a find... amazing. Definitely a Cordonbleu, but to me it looks more like a female of Red-cheeked; the color of the bill seems to fit with that species (pink with blackish tip). Male has red patches on cheeks.
What a find. We get escapees too but not as beautiful as that.
@James McNair Likely introduced as (pet trade) escaped birds. =]
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PublishedJune 21, 2017

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