Blue-capped cordon-bleu
Uraeginthus cyanocephalus (Richmond, 1897)
The blue-capped cordon-bleu (Uraeginthus cyanocephalus) is a species in the family Estrildidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 9.7 g to 9.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the blue-capped cordon-bleu
- Weight
- 9.8 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Granivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- desertsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4.95src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the blue-capped cordon-bleu live?
Not recorded
What is the blue-capped cordon-bleu?
The blue-capped cordon-bleu or blue-capped cordonbleu (Uraeginthus cyanocephalus) is native to Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, and Tanzania in East Africa. This small finch does fairly well in captivity given adequate conditions; however, breeding this finch is said to be quite difficult.
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What does the blue-capped cordon-bleu sound like?
Is the blue-capped cordon-bleu endangered?
The blue-capped cordon-bleu is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the blue-capped cordon-bleu classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyEstrildidae
- genusUraeginthus
- SpeciesUraeginthus cyanocephalus (Richmond, 1897)
Synonyms Estrilda cyanocephala
Other names and names in other languages (34)
- BCCOEnglish
- Blue-capped cordonbleuEnglish
- Blue-capped cordonbleuEnglish
- estrilda blava bec-rojaCatalan
- motýlek modrohlavýCzech
- Blåhovedet SommerfuglefinkeDanish
- BlaukopfastrildGerman
- BlaukopfschmetterlingsfinkGerman
- bluĉapa estrildoEsperanto
- Azulito coroniazulSpanish
- kõrbe-lasuuramadiinEstonian
- sinipääpeippoFinnish
- Cordonbleu cyanocéphaleFrench
- Cordon bleu à calotte bleueFrench
- plavoglava estrildaCroatian
- kékfejű pillangópintyHungarian
- Astrilde testa bluItalian
- Cordon-blu capoazzurroItalian
- ルリガシラセイキチョウJapanese
- mėlyngalvė drugelinė astrildaLithuanian
- BlauwkopastrildDutch
- blåhodeastrildNorwegian
- motylik błękitnogłowyPolish
- azulinho-de-cabeça-azulPortuguese
- peito-celeste-de-cabeça-azulPortuguese
- peito-celeste-de-coroa-azulPortuguese
- Синеголовый астрильдRussian
- motýlik modrohlavýSlovak
- Plavoglava leptirasta zebaSerbian
- blåhuvad fjärilsfinkSwedish
- Camgöbeği MumgagaTurkish
- астрильд-метелик синьоголовийUkrainian
- 蓝顶蓝饰雀Chinese
- 藍頂藍飾雀Chinese
Relatives of the blue-capped cordon-bleu
Other species in the same genus Uraeginthus.
Red-cheeked cordon-bleu
Uraeginthus bengalus
Blue waxbill
Uraeginthus angolensis
Common grenadier
Uraeginthus granatinus
Purple grenadier
Uraeginthus ianthinogaster
CompareBlue-capped cordon-bleu vs Red-cheeked cordon-bleuBlue-capped cordon-bleu vs Blue waxbillBlue-capped cordon-bleu vs Common grenadierBlue-capped cordon-bleu vs Purple grenadier
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the blue-capped cordon-bleu?
An adult blue-capped cordon-bleu weighs 9.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the blue-capped cordon-bleu endangered?
The blue-capped cordon-bleu is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the blue-capped cordon-bleu?
The blue-capped cordon-bleu (Uraeginthus cyanocephalus) belongs to the family Estrildidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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