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Blue waxbill

Uraeginthus angolensis (Linnaeus, 1758)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The blue waxbill (Uraeginthus angolensis) is a species in the family Estrildidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 9.9 g to 10.6 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Blue waxbill (Uraeginthus angolensis)
Photo: Hans Hillewaert · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the blue waxbill

Weight
9.9 g – 10.6 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
4 – 4.2src 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 waxbill live?

Not recorded

What is the blue waxbill?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

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.

From the Wikipedia article “Blue waxbill” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blue_waxbill&oldid=1349226049), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the blue waxbill endangered?

The blue waxbill is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the blue waxbill classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyEstrildidae
  6. genusUraeginthus
  7. SpeciesUraeginthus angolensis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Fringilla angolensis

Other names and names in other languages (48)
  • Blue-breasted cordon-bleuEnglish
  • Blue-breasted cordonbleuEnglish
  • Blue-breasted cordonbleuEnglish
  • SOCOEnglish
  • Southern cordonbleuEnglish
  • Gewone BlousysieAfrikaans
  • شمعي المنقار الأزرقArabic
  • estrilda blava d'AngolaCatalan
  • motýlek angolskýCzech
  • grenadwr glasWelsh
  • Angola SommerfuglefinkeDanish
  • BlauastrildGerman
  • Angola-SchmetterlingsfinkGerman
  • AngolaschmetterlingsfinkGerman
  • Blauohriger SchmetterlingsfinkGerman
  • blua estrildoEsperanto
  • Azulito angoleñoSpanish
  • savanni-lasuuramadiinEstonian
  • sinipeippoFinnish
  • Cordonbleu d'AngolaFrench
  • Cordon bleu méridionalFrench
  • Cordonbleu d’AngolaFrench
  • plava estrildaCroatian
  • angolai pillangópintyHungarian
  • Astrilde bluItalian
  • Cordon-blu pettazzurroItalian
  • フナシセイキチョウJapanese
  • angolinė drugelinė astrildaLithuanian
  • AngolablauwfazantjeDutch
  • Angolees BlauwfazantjeDutch
  • blåastrildNorwegian
  • motylik sawannowyPolish
  • Peito-celestePortuguese
  • peito-celeste-angolanoPortuguese
  • peito-celeste-do-sulPortuguese
  • Sui-suiPortuguese
  • Голубой астрильдRussian
  • Ангольский астрильдRussian
  • motýlik belasýSlovak
  • Plava leptirasta zebaSerbian
  • blå fjärilsfinkSwedish
  • AngolafjärilsfinkSwedish
  • Mavi MumgagaTurkish
  • leBiibiiTswana
  • астрильд-метелик савановийUkrainian
  • 蓝饰雀Chinese
  • 安哥拉蓝饰雀Chinese
  • 安哥拉藍飾雀Chinese

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Relatives of the blue waxbill

Other species in the same genus Uraeginthus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the blue waxbill?

An adult blue waxbill weighs 9.9 g – 10.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the blue waxbill endangered?

The blue waxbill 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 waxbill?

The blue waxbill (Uraeginthus angolensis) belongs to the family Estrildidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{blue_waxbill_2026,
  title = {Blue waxbill (Uraeginthus angolensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-waxbill},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}