Blue-capped Cordonbleu

Blue-capped Cordonbleu

Uraeginthus cyanocephalus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Meru National Park
1 Verified records at Meru National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The blue-capped cordon-bleu or blue-capped cordonbleu (Uraeginthus cyanocephalus) is native to Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, and Tanzania in East Africa. This small finch does fairly well in captivity given adequate conditions; however, breeding this finch is said to be quite difficult. Wikipedia →

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Blue-capped Cordonbleu at Meru National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
2 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
3 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
4 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
5 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
6 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
7 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
8 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
9 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
10 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
11 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
12 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
13 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
14 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
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