Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu |
Uraeginthus bengalus |
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This male is on the left as this pair of red-cheeked cordon-bleu rest in a Nairobi Garden. Kenya. December 2012. |
These small birds (about 12 cm from beak to vent) have red, conical, seed-cracking bills. They inhabit dry habitats and also gardens and agricultural settings. Common through much of sub-Saharan Africa. Only male birds have the namesake red cheek. Estrildidae -- Waxbill FamilyBooks:
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Michael J. Plagens, page created 25 December 2010,
updated 20 May 2012