The male blue-capped cordonbleu is identified by his all-blue head which distinguishes it from all other east African cordon-bleu. The birds with the brown cap in the 3rd row and right upper photos are females. The bird with a brown cap in the left lower photo is a male red-cheeked cordon-bleu: click it to see several enlargements which include immatures and a comparison image of blue-capped and red-cheeked males.