The blue waxbill, 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. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1758)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10
1 p.182
Protonym:
Fringilla angolensis
Type locality:
Angola. Preoccupied by Fringilla angolensis Linnaeus, 1758 = Uraeginthus angolensis (Linnaeus).
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/201/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
B40A6BCD3FDBCAB3
Avibase ID:
avibase-B40A6BCD
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/B40A6BCD
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 563640
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Southern Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Southern Blue Waxbill ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Southern Blue Waxbill ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Southern Blue Waxbill ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Blue Waxbill ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Blue Waxbill ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Blue-breasted Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Blue-breasted Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Blue-breasted Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Blue-breasted Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Blue-breasted Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Blue-breasted Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Blue-breasted Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Blue-breasted Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Blue-breasted Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Blue-breasted Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Blue-breasted Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Blue-breasted Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Blue-breasted Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Blue-breasted Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Blue-breasted Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Blue-breasted Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Blue-breasted Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Blue-breasted Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Blue-breasted Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Blue-breasted Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Blue-breasted Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Blue-breasted Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Blue Waxbill ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Blue Waxbill ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Blue-breasted Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Blue-breasted Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Blue-breasted Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Blue-breasted Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Blue-breasted Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Blue-breasted Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Blue-breasted Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Blue-breasted Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Blue-breasted Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Cordonbleu d'Angola ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Cordonbleu de l'Angola ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Southern Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Southern Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Southern Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: Southern Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Blue-breasted Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Blue-breasted Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Blue-breasted Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Blue-breasted Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Blue-breasted Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Blue-breasted Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Blue-breasted Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Blue-breasted Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Blue-breasted Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Blue-breasted Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Blue-breasted Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Blue-breasted Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Blue-breasted Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Blue-breasted Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Blue-breasted Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Blue-breasted Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Southern Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Southern Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Southern Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Southern Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Southern Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Southern Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Blue-breasted Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Blue-breasted Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Blue-breasted Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Blue-breasted Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Southern Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Southern Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Southern Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Southern Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Southern Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Southern Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Southern Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Southern Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Southern Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2024: Southern Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Blue-breasted Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Blue-breasted Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Blue-breasted Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Blue-breasted Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Blue-breasted Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Blue-breasted Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Blue-breasted Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Blue-breasted Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Blue-breasted Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Blue-breasted Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Blue-breasted Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Blue Waxbill ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Blue Waxbill ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Blue-breasted Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Blue-breasted Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Blue-breasted Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Blue Waxbill ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Blue Waxbill ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Blue Waxbill ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Blue Waxbill ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Blue Waxbill ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Blue Waxbill ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Blue Waxbill ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Blue Waxbill ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Blue Waxbill ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Blue Waxbill ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Blue Waxbill ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Blue Waxbill ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Blue Waxbill ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Blue Waxbill ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Blue Waxbill ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Blue Waxbill ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Blue Waxbill ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Blue Waxbill ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Blue Waxbill ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Blue Waxbill ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Blue Waxbill ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Blue Waxbill ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Blue Waxbill ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Blue Waxbill ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Blue Waxbill ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Blue Waxbill ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Blue Waxbill ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Blue Waxbill ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Blue Waxbill ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Blue Waxbill ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Blue Waxbill ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Blue Waxbill ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Blue Waxbill ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Blue Waxbill ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Blue Waxbill ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Blue Waxbill ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Blue Waxbill ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Blue Waxbill ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Blue Waxbill ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Blue Waxbill ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Blue Waxbill ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Blue Waxbill ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Blue Waxbill ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Blue Waxbill ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Blue Waxbill ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Blue Waxbill ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Blue Waxbill ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Blue Waxbill ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Blue Waxbill ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Blue Waxbill ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Blue Waxbill ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Uraeginthus angolensis [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Uraeginthus angolensis [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Uraeginthus angolensis [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Blue-breasted Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Blue-breasted Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Blue-breasted Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Uraeginthus angolensis [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Uraeginthus angolensis [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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