Western Bluebill (Spermophaga haematina)
About the Western Bluebill
The western bluebill (Spermophaga haematina) is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 1,900,000 km2. It is native to the Guineo-Congolian region, as well as the Jos Plateau and from western Gambia to Guinea Bissau. The IUCN has classified the species as being of least concern. The male of this species has a red tipped blue bill, and red flanks from the chin to the breast. They also have a characteristic white-blue eye ring. The female has a blue bill with not as much red at the tip, and face color of either black, washed red or maroon.
No audio on this page yet
We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 15 recordings for this species: 5 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in Cameroon, Ghana, Liberia in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Other birds you can hear here
- Blue-shouldered Robin-ChatCossypha cyanocampterrecording
- Brown NightjarVeles binotatusrecording
- Collared SunbirdHedydipna collarisrecording
- Fraser's Forest FlycatcherFraseria ocreatarecording
- Grey-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brevicaudatarecording
- Grey-throated Tit-FlycatcherMyioparus griseigularisrecording
These are the birds recorded alongside it, not close relatives — the site holds no other member of its genus or family yet.