Uraeginthus (Cordonbleus) — Wallace's Line

Species in this group

LC

Uraeginthus angolensis

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

LC

Uraeginthus bengalus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Uraeginthus ianthinogaster

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Uraeginthus granatinus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC

Uraeginthus cyanocephalus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~40%

May

~40%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Cordonbleus

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 20 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 5	~70%
	Purple Grenadier			~50%
	Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu			~50%
2	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 5	~70%
	Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu			~70%
	Purple Grenadier			~10%
3	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 5	~70%
	Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu			~70%
	Purple Grenadier			~10%
4	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 5	~70%
	Blue-breasted Cordonbleu			~70%
5	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 5	~70%
	Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu			~40%
	Purple Grenadier			~30%
	Blue-capped Cordonbleu			~20%
6	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4 of 5	~60%
	Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu			~40%
	Blue-capped Cordonbleu			~30%
	Purple Grenadier			~10%
	Blue-breasted Cordonbleu			<5%
7	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 5	~60%
	Blue-capped Cordonbleu			~30%
	Purple Grenadier			~30%
	Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu			~20%
8	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 5	~60%
	Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu			~60%
9	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 5	~60%
	Blue-breasted Cordonbleu			~40%
	Violet-eared Waxbill			~40%
10	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	~60%
	Blue-breasted Cordonbleu			~60%
11	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 5	~60%
	Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu			~60%
12	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 5	~60%
	Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu			~50%
	Blue-breasted Cordonbleu			~10%
	Blue-capped Cordonbleu			~10%
13	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 5	~60%
	Blue-breasted Cordonbleu			~60%
14	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 5	~50%
	Blue-breasted Cordonbleu			~50%
15	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1 of 5	~50%
	Blue-breasted Cordonbleu			~50%
16	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 5	~50%
	Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu			~20%
	Blue-capped Cordonbleu			~20%
	Purple Grenadier			~20%
17	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 5	~50%
	Blue-breasted Cordonbleu			~50%
	Violet-eared Waxbill			<5%
18	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 5	~50%
	Blue-breasted Cordonbleu			~50%
19	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2 of 5	~50%
	Violet-eared Waxbill			~30%
	Blue-breasted Cordonbleu			~30%
20	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 5	~50%
	Purple Grenadier			~40%
	Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu			~20%
21	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	~40%
	Blue-breasted Cordonbleu			~40%
22	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 5	~40%
	Blue-breasted Cordonbleu			~40%
	Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu			~10%
23	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 5	~40%
	Blue-breasted Cordonbleu			~40%
24	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 5	~40%
	Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu			~40%
25	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 5	~40%
	Blue-capped Cordonbleu			~20%
	Purple Grenadier			~20%
	Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu			<5%
26	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 5	~40%
	Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu			~40%
27	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	2 of 5	~40%
	Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu			~30%
	Purple Grenadier			~10%
28	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2 of 5	~40%
	Blue-breasted Cordonbleu			~30%
	Violet-eared Waxbill			~10%
29	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1 of 5	~40%
	Blue-breasted Cordonbleu			~40%
30	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 5	~40%
	Blue-capped Cordonbleu			~20%
	Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu			~20%
	Purple Grenadier			~10%
31	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2 of 5	~40%
	Blue-breasted Cordonbleu			~20%
	Violet-eared Waxbill			~20%
32	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	2 of 5	~30%
	Blue-breasted Cordonbleu			~30%
	Violet-eared Waxbill			<5%
33	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	2 of 5	~30%
	Blue-breasted Cordonbleu			~30%
	Violet-eared Waxbill			<5%
34	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1 of 5	~30%
	Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu			~30%
35	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 5	~20%
	Blue-capped Cordonbleu			~10%
	Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu			~10%
	Purple Grenadier			<5%
36	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 5	~20%
	Blue-capped Cordonbleu			~10%
	Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu			<5%
	Purple Grenadier			<5%
37	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 5	~20%
	Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu			~10%
	Purple Grenadier			~10%
38	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 5	~10%
	Blue-capped Cordonbleu			~10%
	Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu			<5%
	Purple Grenadier			<5%
39	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	<5%
	Violet-eared Waxbill			<5%
40	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	<5%
	Blue-breasted Cordonbleu			<5%
41	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 5	<5%
	Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Mombasa	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 5	~70%
	Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu			~70%
2	Ouagadougou	🇧🇫 Burkina Faso	1 of 5	~70%
	Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu			~70%
3	Harare	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 5	~70%
	Blue-breasted Cordonbleu			~70%
4	Serrekunda	🇬🇲 Gambia	1 of 5	~60%
	Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu			~60%
5	N'Djamena	🇹🇩 Chad	1 of 5	~60%
	Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu			~60%
6	Lusaka	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 5	~60%
	Blue-breasted Cordonbleu			~60%
7	Brazzaville	🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo	1 of 5	~60%
	Blue-breasted Cordonbleu			~60%
8	Dar es-Salaam	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 5	~50%
	Blue-breasted Cordonbleu			~40%
	Blue-capped Cordonbleu			<5%
	Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu			<5%
9	Abuja	🇳🇬 Nigeria	1 of 5	~50%
	Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu			~50%
10	Maiduguri	🇳🇬 Nigeria	1 of 5	~40%
	Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu			~40%
11	Kigali	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 5	~30%
	Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu			~30%
12	Lilongwe	🇲🇼 Malawi	1 of 5	~30%
	Blue-breasted Cordonbleu			~30%
13	Luanda	🇦🇴 Angola	1 of 5	~30%
	Blue-breasted Cordonbleu			~30%
14	Lubango	🇦🇴 Angola	1 of 5	~20%
	Blue-breasted Cordonbleu			~20%
15	Addis Ababa	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1 of 5	~10%
	Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu			~10%
16	Kampala	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 5	~10%
	Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu			~10%
17	Nairobi	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 5	~10%
	Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu			~10%
	Purple Grenadier			~10%
18	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	~10%
	Blue-breasted Cordonbleu			~10%
19	Maputo	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1 of 5	<5%
	Blue-breasted Cordonbleu			<5%
20	Dakar	🇸🇳 Senegal	1 of 5	<5%
	Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu			<5%
21	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	<5%
	Blue-breasted Cordonbleu			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	San Diego Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	Pairi Daiza	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
3	San Diego Zoo Safari Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
4	Nuremberg Zoo	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
5	Tiergarten Am Tiergarten 28 in Nürnberg	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
6	Kano Zoo	🇳🇬 Nigeria	In captivity
7	Granby Zoo	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
8	Berlin Zoological Garden	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
9	Parc Zoologique et Botanique de Mulhouse	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
10	Schönbrunn Zoo	🇦🇹 Austria	In captivity
11	Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
12	Aquarium Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
13	Birdworld Kuranda	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
14	Bloedel Conservatory	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
15	Kuranda Koala Gardens	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
16	Tiergarten Am Tiergarten 12 in Nürnberg	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
17	Tiergarten Am Tiergarten 14 in Nürnberg	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
18	Tiergarten Am Tiergarten 6 in Nürnberg	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
19	Audu Bako Zoo	🇳🇬 Nigeria	In captivity
20	Butterfly World	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity

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Cordonbleus

Species in this group

Blue-breasted Cordonbleu

Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu

Purple Grenadier

Violet-eared Waxbill

Blue-capped Cordonbleu

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Cordonbleus

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found