Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
Uraeginthus bengalus(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
English (US) Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
The Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu (Uraeginthus bengalus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Estrildidae (Munias, Parrotfinches, Waxbills, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Uraeginthus bengalus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Uraeginthus bengalus bengalus
- Uraeginthus bengalus brunneigularis
- Uraeginthus bengalus ugogensis
- Uraeginthus bengalus katangae
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Fringilla bengalus
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
- Type locality
- Bengal [emended to Senegal by Hartlaub, 1857, Syst. Ornith. Westaf rika, p. 145] .
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.323
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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