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The red-cheeked cordon-bleu is a granivore, feeding principally on grass seeds, but also on millet and other small seeds. [18] It is also known to feed sporadically on beeswax . [ 19 ] Larger granivores, such as the pin-tailed whydah will chase cordon-bleus from food sources, limiting the feeding opportunities of the smaller birds and affecting ...
Red-cheeked cordon-bleu Male Female Uraeginthus bengalus (Linnaeus, 1766) Four subspecies. U. b. bengalus (Linnaeus, 1766) U. b. brunneigularis Mearns, 1911;
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Red-billed firefinches forage on the ground in small family groups, often with one or more village indigobird foster chicks in tow. The ground-feeding red-cheeked cordon-bleu is widespread throughout the country. [3] Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae. The estrildid finches are small passerine birds of the Old World tropics and ...
The family Estrildidae was introduced in 1850 by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte as "Estreldinae", a spelling variant of the subfamily name. [2] [3] In the list of world birds maintained by Frank Gill, Pamela Rasmussen and David Donsker on behalf of the International Ornithological Committee (IOC) the family contains 140 species divided into 41 genera. [4]
Blue-breasted cordon-bleu, introduced possibly successfully to Zanzibar; unsuccessfully introduced to Tahiti, St Helena and the Hawaiian Islands [18] Red-cheeked cordon-bleu, successfully introduced to the Hawaiian Islands; unsuccessfully introduced to Cape Verde and Tahiti; Blue-capped cordon-bleu, perhaps successfully introduced to the ...
Orange-cheeked waxbill, Estrilda melpoda; Black-rumped waxbill, Estrilda troglodytes; Quailfinch, Ortygospiza atricollis; Cut-throat, Amadina fasciata; Zebra waxbill, Amandava subflava (A) Red-cheeked cordonbleu, Uraeginthus bengalus; Green-winged pytilia, Pytilia melba; Red-billed firefinch, Lagonosticta senegala
This widespread and abundant species is often found around human habitation, often with other species such as the red-cheeked cordon-bleu. Its soft queet-queet call is a familiar African sound. The song is a rising chick-pea-pea-pea. The red-billed firefinch is a small gregarious bird which feeds mainly on grain and other seeds. It frequents ...