Uraeginthus
Uraeginthus is a genus of birds in the family Estrildidae.
The genus was introduced by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis in 1851. The type species was subsequently designated as the red-cheeked cordon-bleu. The name Uraeginthus combines the Ancient Greek words oura "tail" and aiginthos for an unknown bird, perhaps a finch.
It contains the following five species:
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
| Uraeginthus angolensis | Blue waxbill | from Cabinda and the Congo to Kenya and Tanzania in the east south to northern South Africa. | |
| Uraeginthus bengalus | Red-cheeked cordon-bleu | Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Angola, south Democratic Republic of the Congo and north Zambia | |
| Uraeginthus cyanocephalus | Blue-capped cordon-bleu | Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, and Tanzania in East Africa. | |
| Uraeginthus granatinus | Violet-eared waxbill | Southern Africa. | |
| Uraeginthus ianthinogaster | Purple grenadier | Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda |