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Blue Waxbill (Blousysie)

Uraeginthus angolensis

Photo by Johan Heyns
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Field Notes

Description:

At Altha's feeding station.

Habitat:

The Blue Waxbill (Uraeginthus angolensis), also called Blue-breasted Cordon-bleu, is a common species of estrildid finch found in Southern Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 3,600,000 km².
It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, São Tomé and Príncipe, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern. (From Wikipedia)

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