Blue Waxbill (Uraeginthus angolensis)
About the Blue Waxbill
The blue waxbill (Uraeginthus angolensis), also called southern blue waxbill, blue-breasted waxbill, southern cordon-bleu, blue-cheeked cordon-bleu, blue-breasted cordon-bleu and Angola cordon-bleu, is a common species of estrildid finch found in Southern Africa. It is also relatively commonly kept as an aviary bird.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 55 recordings for this species: 4 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 Botswana, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Red-cheeked Cordon-bleuUraeginthus bengalusrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.