Red-headed Bluebill

Red-headed Bluebill

Spermophaga ruficapilla

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Kidepo Valley National Park
1 Verified records at Kidepo Valley National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The red-headed bluebill (Spermophaga ruficapilla) is a common species of estrildid finch found in Sub-Saharan Africa. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. This species has a large range, with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 560,000 km2. The global population size has not been quantified, but it is believed to be large as the species is described as "frequent" in at least parts of its range (Fry and Keith 2004). Global population trends have not been quantified, but the species is not believed to approach the thresholds for the population decline criterion of the IUCN Red List (i.e. declining more than 30% in ten years or three generations). Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Kidepo Valley National Park

Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
LC

Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Uraeginthus bengalus

60–70% · Likely
Fawn-breasted Waxbill
LC

Fawn-breasted Waxbill

Bird

Estrilda paludicola

5–10% · With luck
Red-winged Pytilia
LC

Red-winged Pytilia

Bird

Pytilia phoenicoptera

5–10% · With luck
Black-bellied Firefinch
LC

Black-bellied Firefinch

Bird

Lagonosticta rara

5–10% · With luck
Green-winged Pytilia
LC

Green-winged Pytilia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pytilia melba

5–10% · With luck
Purple Grenadier

Purple Grenadier

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Uraeginthus ianthinogaster

5–10% · With luck
Bronze Mannikin

Bronze Mannikin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lonchura cucullata

5–10% · With luck
Black-faced Quailfinch
LC

Black-faced Quailfinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ortygospiza atricollis

5–10% · With luck
Cut-throat
LC

Cut-throat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Amadina fasciata

<5% · Rare
African Firefinch
LC

African Firefinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lagonosticta rubricata

<5% · Rare
Black-rumped Waxbill
LC

Black-rumped Waxbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Estrilda troglodytes

<5% · Rare
Orange-winged Pytilia
LC

Orange-winged Pytilia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pytilia afra

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Red-headed Bluebill at Kidepo Valley National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
2 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
3 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
4 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
5 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
6 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
7 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
8 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
9 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
10 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
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