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Blue Waxbill (Uraeginthus angolensis) Taken in March 2015, in Salima, Malawi. Known as Silisili, in Chichewa. Africa,Blue Waxbill,Estrildidae,Geotagged,Malawi,Passeriformes,Summer,Uraeginthus,Uraeginthus angolensis,bird,cordon-bleu,waxbill Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

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The Blue Waxbill , also called Blue-breasted Cordon-bleu, 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, São Tomé and Príncipe, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

Similar species: Perching Birds
Species identified by Natalia Cara
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By Natalia Cara

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Uploaded Jul 22, 2016. Captured Jul 22, 2016 10:20 in Unnamed Road, Salima, Malawi.