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Blue Waxbill

Uraeginthus angolensis (Linnaeus, 1758) — also called Blue-breasted Cordon-bleu, Blue-breasted Cordonbleu, Southern Cordonbleu. Occurrence records of the Blue Waxbill are shared on GBIF from around 132 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Kruger National Park (4 443 records), in 7 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernEstrildidae
132reserves with records
28 162records around them
7provinces
LCIUCN category
Blue Waxbill (Uraeginthus angolensis)
Photo: Hans Hillewaert · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

ReserveProvinceRecords
Kruger National ParkNational parkLP Limpopo4 443
Pilanesberg National ParkGame reserveNW North West3 283
uMkhuze Game ReserveGame reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal2 845
Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation AreaTransfrontier areaLP Limpopo1 590
Waterberg BiosphereBiosphere reserveLP Limpopo1 324
Roodeplaat Nature ReserveNature reserveGP Gauteng1 283
Dinokeng Game ReserveProtected areaGP Gauteng1 095
Sondela Nature ReserveNature reserveLP Limpopo950
St. Lucia SystemProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal746
Highveld GardenNature reserveFS Free State662
Lion Sands Game ReservePrivate game reserveMP Mpumalanga577
Pilanesberg Private LodgeNature reserveNW North West521
Vredefort Dome core areaProtected areaNW North West518
McGregor Private Nature ReserveNature reserveNW North West465
D'nyala Nature ReserveNature reserveLP Limpopo390
Rustenburg NatuurreservaatNature reserveNW North West364
Umbabat Game ReserveNature reserveMP Mpumalanga349
Mjejane Private Game ReserveNature reserveMP Mpumalanga320
Nylsvley Nature ReserveNature reserveLP Limpopo292
Mahlathini Private Game ReservePrivate game reserveLP Limpopo268
Elephant Sanctuary HartbeespoortWildlife sanctuaryNW North West250
Monkey SanctuaryWildlife sanctuaryNW North West250
Thornybush Game ReserveGame reserveLP Limpopo244
Mapungubwe National ParkNational parkLP Limpopo239
Dikhololo Game ReserveGame reserveNW North West234
Silkaatsnek Nature ReserveNature reserveNW North West228
Faan Meintjes Nature ReserveNature reserveNW North West192
Thaba MoririNature reserveLP Limpopo180
Lapalala WildernessGame reserveLP Limpopo161
Olien Van Rooyen WildlifePrivate game reserveLP Limpopo161
Timbavati Game ReserveGame reserveMP Mpumalanga159
SabieparkNature reserveMP Mpumalanga158
Atherstone Nature ReserveProtected areaLP Limpopo157
Ithala Game ReserveNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal153
Idube Game ReservePrivate game reserveMP Mpumalanga122
Madikwe Game ReserveGame reserveNW North West116
Klipplaat-PrivaatnatuurreservaatNature reserveNW North West116
Mala Mala Game ReserveGame reserveMP Mpumalanga108
Mabalingwe Game ReserveProtected areaLP Limpopo107
Colbyn ValleyNature reserveGP Gauteng106
Letaba Ranch Provincial ParkNature reserveLP Limpopo105
Cheetah RidgeWildlife sanctuaryKZN KwaZulu-Natal103
Marakele National ParkNational parkLP Limpopo101
Klaserie Game ReserveGame reserveMP Mpumalanga84
Rust de Winter NatuurreservaatNature reserveLP Limpopo82
Rust De Winter Nature ReserveProtected areaLP Limpopo82
Golela BushNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal74
Mabula Game ReserveProtected areaLP Limpopo73
Wild Rivers Private Nature ReserveNature reserveLP Limpopo73
Modjadji Nature ReserveProtected areaLP Limpopo73
Cheetah ExperienceWildlife sanctuaryLP Limpopo72
Manyoni Private Game ReserveGame reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal64
Mokala National ParkNational parkNC Northern Cape57
Kapama Game ReserveProtected areaLP Limpopo55
Mountainlands Nature ReserveNature reserveMP Mpumalanga52
Londolozi Game ReservePrivate game reserveMP Mpumalanga52
Corridor Game ReserveGame reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal51
Kuschke Nature ReserveNature reserveLP Limpopo51
Langjan Natuur ReservattNature reserveLP Limpopo48
Sabi Sands Game ReserveNature reserveMP Mpumalanga45

and 72 more reserves with fewer records.

By province

Limpopo
58 reserves
North West
22 reserves
Mpumalanga
19 reserves
KwaZulu-Natal
17 reserves
Gauteng
12 reserves
Free State
3 reserves
Northern Cape
1 reserve

Taxonomy

Class
Aves
Scientific name
Uraeginthus angolensis
GBIF taxon
2493726
Wikidata
Q541793

More of the Estrildidae family

Common WaxbillBronze MannikinSwee WaxbillAfrican FirefinchGreen-winged PytiliaJameson's FirefinchRed-billed FirefinchRed-headed FinchViolet-eared WaxbillBlack-and-white MannikinCut-throat FinchBlack-faced Quail-FinchBlack-faced WaxbillPink-throated TwinspotGreen TwinspotGrey WaxbillOrange-breasted Waxbill

Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.