Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu

GPTKB entity

Statements (73)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:bird
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Red-cheeked_Blue_Waxbill
gptkbp:breedingSeason monogamous
gptkbp:clutchSize 4–5 eggs
gptkbp:color blue
brown
red (cheeks in males)
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:Red-cheeked_Cordon-bleu
gptkb:Red-cheeked_Blue_Waxbill
gptkbp:conservationStatus Least Concern
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Carl_Linnaeus
gptkbp:describedYear 1766
gptkbp:diet insects
seeds
gptkbp:distribution gptkb:Angola
gptkb:Benin
gptkb:Botswana
gptkb:Burkina_Faso
gptkb:Burundi
gptkb:Cameroon
gptkb:Central_African_Republic
gptkb:Chad
gptkb:Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo
gptkb:Eritrea
gptkb:Eswatini
gptkb:Ethiopia
gptkb:Gambia
gptkb:Ghana
gptkb:Guinea
gptkb:Ivory_Coast
gptkb:Kenya
gptkb:Lesotho
gptkb:Liberia
gptkb:Malawi
gptkb:Mali
gptkb:Mozambique
gptkb:Namibia
gptkb:Niger
gptkb:Nigeria
gptkb:Rwanda
gptkb:Senegal
gptkb:Sierra_Leone
gptkb:Somalia
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:South_Sudan
gptkb:Sudan
gptkb:Tanzania
gptkb:Togo
gptkb:Uganda
gptkb:Zambia
gptkb:Zimbabwe
gptkb:Guinea-Bissau
gptkbp:family gptkb:Estrildidae
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Uraeginthus
gptkbp:habitat gptkb:grass
gardens
scrubland
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:Hawaii
gptkb:Puerto_Rico
gptkbp:length 12–13 cm
gptkbp:lifespan up to 10 years (captivity)
5–8 years (wild)
gptkbp:nativeTo gptkb:Sub-Saharan_Africa
gptkbp:nestType domed grass nest
gptkbp:order gptkb:Passeriformes
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Uraeginthus_bengalus
gptkbp:sexualDimorphism males have red cheek patches
females lack red cheek patches
gptkbp:song soft twittering
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Exotic_Birds
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6