Blue-breasted Cordonbleu
Uraeginthus angolensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyEstrildidae (Waxbills and Allies)
- GenusUraeginthus (Cordonbleus)
- SpeciesUraeginthus angolensis (Blue-breasted Cordonbleu)
Closest Relatives at Gorongosa National Park
Red-billed Firefinch
Lagonosticta senegala
Brown-backed Munia
Lonchura nigriceps
Black-and-white Mannikin
Lonchura bicolor
Green-winged Pytilia
Pytilia melba
African Firefinch
Lagonosticta rubricata
Peters's Twinspot
Hypargos niveoguttatus
Bronze Mannikin
Lonchura cucullata
Jameson's Firefinch
Lagonosticta rhodopareia
Yellow-bellied Waxbill
Coccopygia quartinia
Orange-winged Pytilia
Pytilia afra
Green-backed Twinspot
Mandingoa nitidula
Orangebreast
Amandava subflava
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 2 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 3 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 6 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 7 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 9 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 10 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 11 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 12 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 13 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 14 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 15 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 16 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 17 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 18 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 19 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Blue-breasted Cordonbleu in Gorongosa National Park?
About 38% of visitor-days record a Blue-breasted Cordonbleu sighting in Gorongosa National Park, based on 83 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Blue-breasted Cordonbleu in Gorongosa National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Blue-breasted Cordonbleu in Gorongosa National Park in our monthly data.