Dusky Crimson-wing
Dusky Crimson-wing

Dusky Crimson-wing

Cryptospiza jacksoni

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
253 Verified records at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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 the Albertine Rift montane forests. The binomial name commemorates the English explorer Frederick John Jackson. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Dusky Crimson-wing sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, based on 253 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Red-faced Crimson-wing
LC

Red-faced Crimson-wing

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cryptospiza reichenovii

Insufficient data
White-breasted Negrofinch
LC

White-breasted Negrofinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nigrita fusconotus

20–30% · Possible
Gray-headed Negrofinch
LC

Gray-headed Negrofinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nigrita canicapillus

20–30% · Possible
Bronze Mannikin

Bronze Mannikin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lonchura cucullata

10–20% · With luck
Yellow-bellied Waxbill
LC

Yellow-bellied Waxbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coccopygia quartinia

5–10% · With luck
Black-and-white Mannikin

Black-and-white Mannikin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lonchura bicolor

5–10% · With luck
Jameson's Antpecker
LC

Jameson's Antpecker

Bird

Parmoptila jamesoni

5–10% · With luck
Kandt's Waxbill
LC

Kandt's Waxbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Estrilda kandti

5–10% · With luck
Black-crowned Waxbill
LC

Black-crowned Waxbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Estrilda nonnula

5–10% · With luck
Red-headed Bluebill
LC

Red-headed Bluebill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Spermophaga ruficapilla

<5% · Rare
Dusky Twinspot
LC

Dusky Twinspot

Bird

Euschistospiza cinereovinacea

<5% · Rare
Red-billed Firefinch
LC

Red-billed Firefinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lagonosticta senegala

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
20–30
Oct
10–20
Nov
5–10
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
20–30%
2 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
3 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
10–20%
4 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
5–10%
5 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Dusky Crimson-wing in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?

About 14% of wildlife watchers report a Dusky Crimson-wing sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, based on 253 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Dusky Crimson-wing in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Dusky Crimson-wing in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in our monthly data.

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