Bird
Red-cheeked Cordonbleu
Uraeginthus bengalus · Estrildidae · Passeriformes
Best monthsJan · Nov–Decmost records
Records85,020in 29 countries
Most seen inKenya29,761 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
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About
Red-cheeked Cordonbleu in brief
The red-cheeked cordonbleu (Uraeginthus bengalus) is a bird of the Estrildidae family — species of bird.
Across the 29 countries we cover it has 85,020 published records, most of them from Kenya, Nigeria and Uganda. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in January, November and December.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Kenya29,761 records · best Nov, Oct
Nigeria10,596 records · best Dec, Oct
Uganda10,252 records · best Jul, Jun
Tanzania8,344 records · best Feb, Oct
Gambia7,229 records · best Nov, Jan
Ethiopia5,733 records · best Nov, Dec
Senegal4,107 records · best Jan, Feb
Ghana2,545 records · best Nov, Mar
Rwanda2,322 records · best Jul, Jun
Burkina Faso949 records · best Nov, Sep
Benin700 records · best Feb, May
Chad497 records · best Mar, Feb
Cameroon432 records · best Mar, Apr
Guinea-Bissau378 records · best Oct, Nov
Mali210 records · best Oct, Jan
Guinea194 records · best Jul, May
South Sudan193 records · best Jan, Sep
Sudan97 records · best Feb, Dec
Niger95 records · best Aug, Feb
Ivory Coast90 records · best Dec, Mar
Central African Republic78 records · best Mar, Oct
Eritrea68 records · best Mar, Jan
Mauritania57 records · best Dec, Jan
Togo40 records · best Nov, Mar
Burundi39 records · best Dec, Aug
Somalia10 records · best Feb, Nov
Cape Verde2 records · best Jan, Oct
Maldives1 records · best Jun, Jan
São Tomé and Príncipe1 records · best Dec, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.