Red-headed Bluebill

Red-headed Bluebill

Spermophaga ruficapilla

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Nyungwe National Park
1 Verified records at Nyungwe 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 Nyungwe National Park

Black-crowned Waxbill
LC

Black-crowned Waxbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Estrilda nonnula

40–50% · Likely
Dusky Crimson-wing
LC

Dusky Crimson-wing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cryptospiza jacksoni

20–30% · Possible
Kandt's Waxbill
LC

Kandt's Waxbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Estrilda kandti

20–30% · Possible
Yellow-bellied Waxbill
LC

Yellow-bellied Waxbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coccopygia quartinia

20–30% · With luck
Gray-headed Negrofinch
LC

Gray-headed Negrofinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nigrita canicapillus

10–20% · With luck
Fawn-breasted Waxbill
LC

Fawn-breasted Waxbill

Bird

Estrilda paludicola

10–20% · With luck
Bronze Mannikin

Bronze Mannikin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lonchura cucullata

5–10% · With luck
Red-billed Firefinch
LC

Red-billed Firefinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lagonosticta senegala

5–10% · With luck
Red-faced Crimson-wing
LC

Red-faced Crimson-wing

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cryptospiza reichenovii

<5% · Rare
White-breasted Negrofinch
LC

White-breasted Negrofinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nigrita fusconotus

<5% · Rare
Black-and-white Mannikin

Black-and-white Mannikin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lonchura bicolor

<5% · Rare
African Firefinch
LC

African Firefinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lagonosticta rubricata

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Red-headed Bluebill at Nyungwe 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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