Dusky Crimsonwing
| Dusky Crimsonwing | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Estrildidae |
| Genus: | Cryptospiza |
| Species: | C. jacksoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Cryptospiza jacksoni Sharpe, 1902 |
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The Dusky Crimsonwing (Cryptospiza jacksoni) is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 78,000 km².
It is found in Burundi, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and Uganda.
The binomial commemorates the English explorer Frederick John Jackson.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Cryptospiza jacksoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
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