Red-faced Crimson-wing
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Red-faced Crimson-wing

Cryptospiza reichenovii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Volcanoes National Park
8 Verified records at Volcanoes National Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

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. It is native to subsaharan mountainous regions : Bioko and the Western High Plateau, the Albertine Rift montane forests and east Africa (from northern Tanzania to eastern Zimbabwe). Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Red-faced Crimson-wing sighting in Volcanoes National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Volcanoes National Park

Dusky Crimson-wing
LC

Dusky Crimson-wing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cryptospiza jacksoni

10–20% · With luck
Abyssinian Crimson-wing
LC

Abyssinian Crimson-wing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cryptospiza salvadorii

Insufficient data
Black-crowned Waxbill
LC

Black-crowned Waxbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Estrilda nonnula

40–50% · Likely
Red-billed Firefinch
LC

Red-billed Firefinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lagonosticta senegala

40–50% · Likely
Bronze Mannikin

Bronze Mannikin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lonchura cucullata

30–40% · 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% · Possible
African Firefinch
LC

African Firefinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lagonosticta rubricata

10–20% · With luck
Black-and-white Mannikin

Black-and-white Mannikin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lonchura bicolor

5–10% · With luck
Gray-headed Negrofinch
LC

Gray-headed Negrofinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nigrita canicapillus

<5% · Rare
Fawn-breasted Waxbill
LC

Fawn-breasted Waxbill

Bird

Estrilda paludicola

<5% · Rare
Crimson-rumped Waxbill
LC

Crimson-rumped Waxbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Estrilda rhodopyga

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
2 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
3 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
4 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
5 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
6 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
7 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
8 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
9 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Red-faced Crimson-wing in Volcanoes National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Red-faced Crimson-wing sighting in Volcanoes National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Red-faced Crimson-wing in Volcanoes National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Red-faced Crimson-wing in Volcanoes National Park in our monthly data.

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