Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu - Uraeginthus bengalus

Length 4.7-5.1 in (12.0-13.0 cm)
Weight 0.3-0.4 oz (8.9-11 g)
Clutch Size 3-5
Chicks at birth Altricial
IUCN Conservation Status Least Concern
Continents:AF
     

The Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu is also known as the Crimson-cheeked Blue Waxbill, the Red-cheeked Blue Waxbill or the Cordon-bleu. They are found in central Africa. Diet is small grass seeds, termites and moth larvae.

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