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Red-Cheeked-blue Uraenthus bengalus Discription;  pink bill with dark tip. Brown,back wings. Azure -blue face, underpart rump, and tail. Male has red cheek This bird is commonly seen, as it is often tame  around homes. A pair or small flock may hop along on lawns tails, and open ground, searching for  grass seeds and insects. It wanders widely when not  blooding  Voice  A high-pitche, 3- or 4- note song, tsee-tsee-see call is weak tsee-tsee Habitat;  Acacia woodland, savannas semi deserts, golden homeland and farmland  Nesting  Build around nest of grass tops with a side entrance, lined with features and placed in a small tree, sometimes near a horne nest for protection. Lay 4 or  5 eggs  Home Range  East Africa, Senegal East to Ethiopia, and South to Zambia