Blue-billed Malimbe (Malimbus nitens) | Photos, Calls and ID

Least ConcernRareInvertebratesForestDomed nestSmall · 38 g

Blue-billed Malimbe (Malimbus nitens), photo 1 — Photo: no rights reserved · CC0

Blue-billed Malimbe (Malimbus nitens), photo 2 — Photo: (c) agujaceratops, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Blue-billed Malimbe (Malimbus nitens), photo 3 — Photo: (c) Mahomed Desai, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Blue-billed Malimbe (Malimbus nitens), photo 4 — Photo: (c) Antoine Thivolle, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Blue-billed Malimbe (Malimbus nitens), photo 5 — Photo: (c) Matt Muir, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Blue-billed Malimbe (Malimbus nitens), photo 6 — Photo: (c) martin ingemansson, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Blue-billed Malimbe

The blue-billed malimbe or Gray's malimbe is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.

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Where it lives

Regular range

Ghana Nigeria Côte d’Ivoire Cameroon Uganda Liberia Gabon Equatorial Guinea Sierra Leone Congo - Brazzaville Benin Congo - Kinshasa Central African Republic Guinea-Bissau Guinea Senegal

When to see it

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Peak activity in November · a variable species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Red-vented MalimbeMalimbus scutatusThe red-vented malimbe is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.

Crested MalimbeMalimbus malimbicusThe crested malimbe is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.

Cassin's MalimbeMalimbus cassiniCassin's malimbe is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.

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