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title: "Southern Cordonbleu"
description: "Uraeginthus angolensis — Birds. 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."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/southern-cordonbleu
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Southern Cordonbleu

> Uraeginthus angolensis — Birds. 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.

- Scientific name: *Uraeginthus angolensis*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `zoo` (Zoo & pets), `savanna` (Savanna)
- iNaturalist observations: 4083
- Wikidata: [Q541793](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q541793)
- iNaturalist taxon: [14026](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/14026)

## Names

- en: Southern Cordonbleu
- de: Blauastrild
- es: Azulito Angoleño
- fr: Cordonbleu d'Angola
- pt: Peito-celeste
- pl: Motylik sawannowy

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (2040), BW (350), NA (333), ZM (330), ZW (324), MW (166), TZ (89), AO (79), ST (66), MZ (49), SZ (21), CD (19)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_waxbill

## Photo

![Southern Cordonbleu](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/southern-cordonbleu/medium.jpg)

Photo: calebcam · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/8244199

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/southern-cordonbleu?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).