Blue-capped Cordon-bleu

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Blue-capped Cordon-bleu
Conservation status
Least Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae Genus: Uraeginthus Species: U. cyanocephalus
Binomial name
Uraeginthus cyanocephalus (Richmond, 1897)

The Blue-capped Cordon-bleu Uraeginthus cyanocephalus is native to Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan and Tanzania in East Africa. This small finch does fairly well in captivity given adequate conditions. However, breeding this finch is said to be quite difficult.

[edit] Habitat

The Blue-capped Cordon-bleu inhabits subtropical/ tropical (lowland) dry grassland, shrubland and desert. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 390,000 km².

[edit] Feature

The finch is an omnivorous passerine, eating seeds and small insects. Most of this species do not exceed 3 inches in length and are quiet relative to other finches.

[edit] References

• BirdLife International (2004). Uraeginthus cyanocephalus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern