The red-faced crimsonwing (Cryptospiza reichenovii) is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 390,000 km2.

Red-faced crimsonwing
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Estrildidae
Genus: Cryptospiza
Species:
C. reichenovii
Binomial name
Cryptospiza reichenovii
(Hartlaub, 1874)

It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

References edit

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Cryptospiza reichenovii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22719359A94623950. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22719359A94623950.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

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