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 5 years ago

Cordon-Bleu Finch

Uraeginthus cyanocephalus Cordon Bleu Finches or Blue-capped Waxbills

Zlatan Celebic 5 years ago

Red-cheeked Cordonbleu

Uraeginthus bengalus Red-cheeked cordon-bleu - Wikipedia

5 Comments

Zlatan Celebic 5 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 5 years ago

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

James McNair 5 years ago

Thanks GCDruenn

Druenn 5 years ago

@James McNair
Likely introduced as (pet trade) escaped birds.
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James McNair 5 years ago

In Florida GCDruenn?

Spotted by
James McNair

West Melbourne, Florida, USA

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