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Birds
Blue waxbill
Blue waxbill · Uraeginthus angolensis
Bright blue blue waxbill in savannas, often in flocks. Experience its brilliant colours and lively twittering in the bush.
Fact file
- Size
- Around 12 to 13 cm long, featherlight at about 11 g
- Males and females
- Males show a more intense turquoise blue, females are more subtly coloured
- Sounds
- Soft, melodious twittering in flocks
- Diet
- Small seeds, occasionally small insects
- Offspring
- Usually breeds during the rainy season, four to six eggs per clutch
How to identify Blue waxbill
The blue waxbill is a delicate little bird whose striking plumage immediately catches the eye. Males have a bright turquoise blue on the breast, face and flanks, while the upperparts are a soft brown. Females are generally more muted in colour, with the blue more subtly restricted to the cheeks and underside.
The slender body measures about 12 to 13 centimetres and looks particularly light thanks to the small, strong bill and fine tail. In flocks, blue waxbills look like flying splashes of colour that stand out clearly against the often greenish grasses.
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Where Blue waxbill live
Namibia
South Africa
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