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Uraeginthus angolensis
Small gregarious seed-eating finch, with brown mantle and powdery blue face, chest, rump and flanks - female has less blue below. Another characteristic helping the ID is pale grey bill.
Its range is southern part of Africa, south of Equator and this would be the only blue waxbill throughout its range (very little overlapping with Red-cheeked waxbill on the northern side of this range). Usually seen in dry woodland and savannah; and often close to humans, in gardens and such. Here, observed regularly in urban setting of Kinshasa, in many gardens.
Spotted on Jan 19, 2013
Submitted on Dec 27, 2017
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