Blue-breasted Cordon-bleu
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Order: Passeriformes
Family: Estrildidae

[Photo] a very lucky shot just as the blue waxbill was taking flight. Location: Timbavati Game Reserve, South Africa. Source: Flickr (www.flickr.com/photos/nickfarnhill/408951213/). Date: Taken on January 19, 2007. Author: Nick Farnhill (www.flickr.com/photos/nickfarnhill/).

The Blue-breasted Cordon-bleu Uraeginthus angolensis 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, S??o Tom?? and Pr??ncipe, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

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