Waxbills, Munias & Allies

Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu

Uraeginthus bengalus

The Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu (Uraeginthus bengalus) is a 9.9 g scrub bird that eats mostly seeds. It stays put all year.

Family

Waxbills, Munias & Allies

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

9.9 g

Habitat

Shrubland

Diet

Plants and seeds

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

23

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