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Blue Waxbill
Gewone Blousysie · Uraeginthus angolensis
A dainty, much-loved little finch with a powder-blue face, breast and rump set against a soft fawn-brown back. Pairs and small flocks hop about on the ground beneath thorn trees, picking up grass seeds and small insects, and come readily to camp lawns and spilt seed. The gentle blue colouring makes it one of the bush's prettiest small birds.
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Powder-blue face, breast and rump with a fawn-brown back; the male is bluer below than the paler-bellied female.
Listen for its call
Thin soft "seee-seee" piping, easy to miss.
Where to see it in Kruger
Common in thornveld and woodland park-wide, feeding on the ground in pairs and small groups, often near camps and roads.
Did you know
Its soft sky-blue feathers make it look like a tiny piece of the sky hopping around on the ground.
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