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Blue-capped Cordonbleu

Uraeginthus cyanocephalus (Richmond, CW 1897)

The blue-capped cordon-bleu or blue-capped cordonbleu 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. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Estrildidae
Genus:
   Uraeginthus
Scientific:
  Uraeginthus cyanocephalus


Original description

Citation:
  (Richmond, CW 1897)

Reference:
   Auk 14 p.157 spdP

Protonym:
  Estrilda cyanocephala

Type locality:
  Useri River, near Mt. Kilimanjaro.

Link:
  https://sora.unm.edu/sites/default/files/journals/auk/v014n02/p0154-p0164.pdf


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  5CAE6778D3C30572

Avibase ID:
  avibase-5CAE6778

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/5CAE6778


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 563641

Geographic range:

  • Uraeginthus cyanocephalus: extreme southeastern South Sudan, extreme southeastern Ethiopia, southern Somalia, Kenya, and Tanzania
English:
Blue-capped Cordonbleu
Catalan:
estrilda blava bec-roja
Czech:
motýlek modrohlavý
Danish:
Blåhovedet Sommerfuglefinke
German:
Blaukopfastrild
Spanish:
Azulito Coroniazul
Spanish (Spain):
Azulito Coroniazul
Finnish:
sinipääpeippo
French:
Cordonbleu cyanocéphale
Croatian:
plavoglava estrilda
Hungarian:
kékfejű pillangópinty
Italian:
Cordon-blu capoazzurro
Japanese (romaji):
rurigashiraseikichou
Japanese:
ルリガシラセイキチョウ
Lithuanian:
Mėlyngalvė drugelinė astrilda
Dutch:
Blauwkopastrild
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Blåhovudastrild
Norwegian:
Blåhodeastrild
Polish:
motylik błękitnogłowy
Portuguese:
Azulinho-de-cabeça-azul
Portuguese (Portugal):
peito-celeste-de-coroa-azul
Russian:
Синеголовый астрильд
Slovak:
motýlik modrohlavý
Serbian:
Plavoglava leptirasta zeba
Swedish:
blåhuvad fjärilsfink
Ukrainian:
Астрильд-метелик синьоголовий
Chinese:
蓝顶蓝饰雀
Chinese (Traditional):
藍頂藍飾雀


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Blue-capped Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Blue-capped Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Blue-capped Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Blue-capped Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Blue-capped Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Blue-capped Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Blue-capped Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Blue-capped Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Blue-capped Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Blue-capped Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Blue-capped Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Blue-capped Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Blue-capped Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Blue-capped Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Blue-capped Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Blue-capped Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Blue-capped Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Blue-capped Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Blue-capped Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Blue-capped Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Blue-capped Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Cordonbleu cyanocéphale ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Cordonbleu cyanocéphale ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Clements 1st edition:
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephala)
Clements, version 2021:
Blue-capped Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Clements, version 2022:
Blue-capped Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Clements, version 2023:
Blue-capped Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Clements 3rd edition:
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephala)
Clements 4th edition:
Blue-capped Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Blue-capped Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Blue-capped Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Blue-capped Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Blue-capped Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Blue-capped Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Blue-capped Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Blue-capped Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Clements 6th edition:
Blue-capped Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Blue-capped Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Blue-capped Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Blue-capped Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Blue-capped Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Blue-capped Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Blue-capped Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Blue-capped Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Blue-capped Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Clements, version 2015:
Blue-capped Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Clements, version 2016:
Blue-capped Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Clements, version 2017:
Blue-capped Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Clements, version 2018:
Blue-capped Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Clements, version 2019:
Blue-capped Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
eBird version 1.50:
Blue-capped Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
eBird version 1.52:
Blue-capped Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
eBird version 1.53:
Blue-capped Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
eBird version 1.54:
Blue-capped Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
eBird version 1.55:
Blue-capped Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
eBird version 2015:
Blue-capped Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
eBird version 2016:
Blue-capped Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
eBird version 2017:
Blue-capped Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
eBird version 2018:
Blue-capped Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
eBird version 2019:
Blue-capped Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
eBird version 2021:
Blue-capped Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
eBird version 2022:
Blue-capped Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
eBird version 2023:
Blue-capped Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephala)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephala)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Blue-capped Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephala)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Uraeginthus cyanocephala
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Uraeginthus cyanocephala
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Uraeginthus cyanocephala
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Blue-capped Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Blue-capped Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Blue-capped Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Uraeginthus cyanocephalus
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Uraeginthus cyanocephalus

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: estrilda blava bec-roja
Czech: Motýlek modrohlavý
Danish: Blåhovedet Sommerfuglefinke
German: Blaukopfastrild, Blaukopf-Astrild
English: Blue capped Cordonbleu, Blue-capped cordon-beu, Blue-capped Cordonbleu, Blue-capped Cordon-bleu, Blue-capped Waxbill, Blue-headed Cordonbleu, Blue-headed Waxbill
English, HBW: Blue-capped Cordon-bleu
English (IOC): Blue-capped Cordon-bleu
English (Kenya): Blue-capped Cordon-bleu
English (United States): Blue-capped Cordonbleu
Esperanto: Cejankapa ureginto
Spanish: Azulito Coroniazul, Cordón Azul de Capa Azul
Spanish (Spain): Azulito Coroniazul
Spanish (HBW): Blue-capped Cordonbleu
Estonian: kõrbe-lasuuramadiin
Finnish: Sinipääpeippo
French: Astrild à tête bleue, Cordonbleu à ailes brunes, Cordonbleu à calotte bleue, Cordonbleu cyanocéphale
Croatian: plavoglava estrilda
Hungarian: kékfejű pillangópinty
Italian: Cordon blu capoazzurro, Cordon blu dal cappuccio, Cordon blu testazzurra, Cordon-blu capoazzurro
Japanese (romaji): rurigashiraseikichou
Japanese: ルリガシラセイキチョウ
Scientific: Estrilda cyanocephala, U.iraeginthus] c.lyanocephahis] muelleri, Uraeginthus cyanocephala, Uraeginthus cyanocephalus
Lithuanian: Mėlyngalvė drugelinė astrilda
Dutch: Blauwkopastrild, Blauwkopblauwfazantje
Norwegian Nynorsk: Blåhovudastrild
Norwegian: Blåhodeastrild, Blåhodet sommerfuglfink
Polish: motylik blekitnoglowy, motylik błękitnogłowy
Portuguese: Azulinho-de-cabeça-azul
Portuguese (Portugal): peito-celeste-de-coroa-azul
Russian: Синеголовый астрильд
Slovak: motýlik modrohlavý
Serbian: Plavoglava leptirasta zeba
Swedish: Blåhuvad fjärilsfink
Swahili: Kitendeli Kichwa-buluu
Turkish: Camgöbeği mumgaga
Ukrainian: Астрильд-метелик синьоголовий
Chinese: 蓝顶蓝饰雀
Chinese (Traditional): 藍頂藍飾雀

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