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Red-cheeked Cordonbleu (Uraeginthus bengalus) Footprints House, Diani Beach, Kenya. Mar 7, 2023 Geotagged,Kenya,Red-cheeked cordon-bleu,Summer,Uraeginthus bengalus Click/tap to enlarge PromotedCountry intro

Red-cheeked Cordonbleu (Uraeginthus bengalus)

Footprints House, Diani Beach, Kenya. Mar 7, 2023

    comments (5)

  1. Too good! Posted 2 years ago
    1. Yes I was quite pleased with that one :) Posted 2 years ago
  2. A blue ribbon find Thibaud Posted 2 years ago
    1. Thanks! I'd seen them years ago in Mali but subsequently lost all photos from that trip. Not this time! Posted 2 years ago
      1. Congratulations Posted 2 years ago

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The red-cheeked cordon-bleu or red-cheeked cordonbleu is a small passerine bird. This estrildid finch is a resident breeding bird in drier regions of tropical sub-Saharan Africa. Red-cheeked cordon-bleu has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 7,700,000 km².

Similar species: Perching Birds
Species identified by Thibaud Aronson
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By Thibaud Aronson

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Uploaded May 4, 2023. Captured Mar 7, 2023 10:35 in Ukunda, Mombasa, MHXJ+3FR, Diani Beach, Kenya.
  • Canon EOS R6
  • f/11.0
  • 1/400s
  • ISO3200
  • 500mm