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Cordon-bleu Finch

Uraeginthus cyanocephalus

Description:

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

Habitat:

Florida Wetlands

2 Species ID Suggestions

Druenn
Druenn 6 years ago
Cordon-Bleu Finch
Uraeginthus cyanocephalus Cordon Bleu Finches or Blue-capped Waxbills
Red-cheeked Cordonbleu
Uraeginthus bengalus Red-cheeked cordon-bleu - Wikipedia


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5 Comments

Zlatan Celebic
Zlatan Celebic 6 years ago

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.

Jellis
Jellis 6 years ago

What a find. We get escapees too but not as beautiful as that.

James McNair
James McNair 6 years ago

Thanks GCDruenn

Druenn
Druenn 6 years ago

@James McNair
Likely introduced as (pet trade) escaped birds.
=]

James McNair
James McNair 6 years ago

In Florida GCDruenn?

James McNair
Spotted by
James McNair

West Melbourne, Florida, USA

Spotted on Jun 21, 2017
Submitted on Jun 21, 2017

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