blue face, underparts, tail; brown back, wings (South Africa; 2007-06-30)


Blue Waxbill
Uraeginthus angolensis

Native Range: Africa

Notes: a tiny bird with a distinctive and unusual plumage color, which is a lovely shade of blue underneath; native to southeastern Africa where it occurs in flocks and forages off seeds.

frontal view; brown on crown too (South Africa; 2007-06-30)
dorsal view; conical bill; black iris (South Africa; 2007-06-30)

another dorsal view (South Africa; 2007-06-30)
eating seeds off the ground (South Africa; 2007-06-30)