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Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu

Uraeginthus bengalus (Linnaeus, C 1766)

The red-cheeked cordon-bleu or red-cheeked cordonbleu is a small passerine bird in the family Estrildidae. This estrildid finch is a resident breeding bird in drier regions of tropical Sub-Saharan Africa. Red-cheeked cordon-bleu has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 7,700,000 km2. Source: Wikipedia




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

Original description

Citation:
  (Linnaeus, C 1766)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 12, vol. 1, part 1

Protonym:
  Fringilla bengalus

Type locality:
  Bengal [emended to Senegal by Hartlaub, 1857, Syst. Ornith. Westaf rika, p. 145] .

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/137337#page/327/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  EAE77D9607CB4ACD

Avibase ID:
  avibase-EAE77D96

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/EAE77D96

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 179623

Geographic range:

  • Uraeginthus bengalus: lowland and foothill thornscrub, bushy grassland, and Sahel woodland from southern Mauritania and Senegambia eastward to southeastern Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and western Somali, southward to northeastern Angola, southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and northern Zambia
  • Uraeginthus bengalus bengalus: Senegal southward to Guinea, eastward to Eritrea, Ethiopia, northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, and Kenya (west of the Rift Valley)
  • Uraeginthus bengalus brunneigularis: southern Somalia and Kenya to Tanzania
  • Uraeginthus bengalus ugogensis: southern Kenya and Tanzania
  • Uraeginthus bengalus katangae: far northeastern Angola to southern Democratic Republic of the Congo and northern Zambia
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Source: Clements checklist
English:
Red-cheeked Cordonbleu
Afrikaans:
Rooiwangblousysie
Azerbaijani:
Alyanaqlı mavi mumdimdik
Bulgarian:
Бенгалска естрилда
Catalan:
estrilda blava galta-roja
Czech:
motýlek rudouchý
Danish:
Sommerfuglefinke
German:
Schmetterlingsastrild
Greek:
Γαλαvόσπιζα
Esperanto:
ruĝvanga estrildo
Spanish:
Azulito Carirrojo
Spanish (Spain):
Azulito Carirrojo
Estonian:
aed-lasuuramadiin
Finnish:
punaposkipeippo
French:
Cordonbleu à joues rouges
Hebrew:
פרושית אדומת-לחי
Croatian:
smeđokapa estrilda
Hungarian:
pillangópinty
Icelandic:
Blástrildi
Italian:
Cordon-blu guancerosse
Japanese (romaji):
seikichou
Japanese:
セイキチョウ
Lithuanian:
Raudonskruostė drugelinė astrilda
Latvian:
Sarkanvaigu grenadieržubīte
Dutch:
Blauwfazantje
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Raudkinnastrild
Norwegian:
Rødkinnastrild
Polish:
motylik krasnouchy
Portuguese:
Peito-celeste-de-face-carmim
Portuguese (Portugal):
peito-celeste-de-faces-carmesim
Russian:
Красноухий астрильд
Slovak:
motýlik červenosluchý
Slovenian:
metuljasta astrilda
Serbian:
Leptirasta zeba
Swedish:
rödkindad fjärilsfink
Turkish:
Al yanaklı mavi mumgaga
Ukrainian:
Астрильд-метелик червонощокий
Chinese:
红颊蓝饰雀
Chinese (Traditional):
紅頰藍飾雀

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus bengalus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus bengalus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus bengalus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus bengalus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus bengalus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus bengalus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 34th suppl.):
Red-cheeked Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus bengalus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983):
Red-cheeked Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus bengalus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.):
Red-cheeked Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus bengalus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.):
Red-cheeked Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus bengalus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.):
Red-cheeked Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus bengalus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.):
Red-cheeked Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus bengalus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.):
Red-cheeked Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus bengalus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Red-cheeked Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus bengalus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Red-cheeked Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus bengalus) [version 1]
Avilist 2025:
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Red-cheeked Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus bengalus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Red-cheeked Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus bengalus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Red-cheeked Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus bengalus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Red-cheeked Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus bengalus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Red-cheeked Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus bengalus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Red-cheeked Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus bengalus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus bengalus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus bengalus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus bengalus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus bengalus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus bengalus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus bengalus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus bengalus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus bengalus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus bengalus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus bengalus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025):
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus bengalus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Cordonbleu à joues rouges ( Uraeginthus bengalus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Cordonbleu à joues rouges ( Uraeginthus bengalus) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus bengalus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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Clements, version 2025:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
Red-cheeked Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus bengalus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Red-cheeked Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus bengalus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Red-cheeked Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus bengalus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Red-cheeked Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus bengalus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
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eBird version 2025:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus bengalus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus bengalus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus bengalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus bengalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus bengalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus bengalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus bengalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus bengalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus bengalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus bengalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus bengalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus bengalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2:
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus bengalus) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Red-cheeked Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus bengalus) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Uraeginthus bengalus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Uraeginthus bengalus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Uraeginthus bengalus [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Red-cheeked Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus bengalus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Red-cheeked Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus bengalus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Red-cheeked Cordonbleu ( Uraeginthus bengalus) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Uraeginthus bengalus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Uraeginthus bengalus [version 1]

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Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Rooiwangblousysie
Azerbaijani: Alyanaqlı mavi mumdimdik
Belarusian: Чырванашчокі астрыльд
Bulgarian: Бенгалска естрилда
Catalan: Bec de corall galta roig, Bec de corall galta-roig, estrilda blava galta-roja
Czech: Motýlek rudouchý
Welsh: Grenadwr bochgoch
Danish: Sommerfuglefinke
German: Schmetterlingastrild, Schmetterlingsastrild, Schmetterlings-Astrild
Greek: Γαλαvόσπιζα
English: Abyssinian Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu, Congo Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu, East Coast Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu, Kenya Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu, Red cheeked Cordonbleu, Red-cheeked Blue Waxbill, Red-cheeked cordon-beu, Red-cheeked Cordonbleu, Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu, Uganda Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
English (Avilist): Red-cheeked Cordonbleu
English, HBW: Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
English (Hong Kong SAR China): Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
English (IOC): Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
English (Kenya): Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
English (United States): Red-cheeked Cordonbleu
Esperanto: Bengala ureginto, Ruĝvanga estrildo
Spanish: Azulito Carirrojo, Azulito de Senegal, Cordón Azul de Mejillas Rojas
Spanish (Spain): Azulito Carirrojo
Spanish (HBW): Red-cheeked Cordonbleu
Spanish (Puerto Rico): Azulito de Senegal
Estonian: aed-lasuuramadiin
Finnish: Punaposkipeippo
French: Cordon-bleu, Cordonbleu à joues rouges
French (Guyane): Cordonbleu à joues rouges
Irish: Céirghob gruadhearg
Galician: Azuliño de bochechas vermellas
Hebrew: פרושית אדומת-לחי
Croatian: smeđokapa estrilda
Hungarian: pillangópinty
Icelandic: Blástrildi
Italian: Cordon blu, Cordon blu guancerosse, Cordon-blu guancerosse
Japanese (romaji): seikichou
Japanese: セイキチョウ
Scientific: Estrilda bengalus, Fringilla bengalus, Fringilla benghalus, Uraeginthus bengalis, Uraeginthus bengalus, Uraeginthus bengalus bengalus
Lithuanian: Raudonskruostė drugelinė astrilda, Raudonskruostis vaškasnapis
Latvian: Sarkanvaigu grenadieržubīte
Macedonian: Црвеноушеста астрилда
Maltese: cordonbleu ta' ħaddejh ħomor
Dutch: Blauwfazantje
Norwegian Nynorsk: Raudkinnastrild
Norwegian: Rødkinnastrild, Rødkinnet sommerfuglfink
Polish: motylik krasnouchy
Portuguese: Peito-celeste, Peito-celeste-de-face-carmim
Portuguese (Angola): Peito-celeste-de-faces-carmim
Portuguese (Portugal): Peito-celeste, peito-celeste-de-faces-carmesim
Rhaeto-Romance: Astrild-tgiralla
Russian: Красноухий астрильд, Красноухый астрильд, мотыльковый астрильд
Northern Sami: Ruksesnierbeibboš
Slovak: Astrild červenosluchý, motýlik cervenosluchý, motýlik červenosluchý
Slovenian: metuljasta astrilda
Serbian: Leptirasta zeba
Swedish: Rödkindad fjärilsfink
Swahili: Kitenduli Shavu-jekundu
Turkish: Al yanaklı mavi mumgaga, mavi mumgaga
Ukrainian: Астрильд-метелик червонощокий
Chinese: 红颊蓝饰雀
Chinese (Traditional): 紅頰藍飾雀

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