Western bluebill
The western bluebill is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 1,900,000 km2.
It is native to the Guineo-Congolian region, as well as the Jos Plateau and from western Gambia to Guinea Bissau.
The IUCN has classified the species as being of least concern.
The male of this species has a red tipped blue bill, and red flanks from the chin to the breast. They also have a characteristic white-blue eye ring. The female has a blue bill with not as much red at the tip, and face color of either black, washed red or maroon.