| Red-cheeked cordon-bleu | |
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| male U. b. bengalus | |
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| female U. b. bengalus both in Gambia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Estrildidae |
| Genus: | Uraeginthus |
| Species: | U. bengalus
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| Binomial name | |
| Uraeginthus bengalus (Linnaeus, 1766)
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The red-cheeked cordon-bleu or red-cheeked cordonbleu (Uraeginthus bengalus) is a small passerine bird in the family Estrildidae. This estrildid finch is a resident breeding bird in drier regions of tropical Sub-Saharan Africa. Red-cheeked cordon-bleu has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 7,700,000 km2.
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Uraeginthus bengalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22719493A132129720. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22719493A132129720.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.