Dusky Crimson-wing

Dusky Crimson-wing
Dusky Crimson-wing
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Estrildidae
Genus: Cryptospiza
Species: C. jacksoni
Binomial name
Cryptospiza jacksoni
Sharpe, 1902

The Dusky Crimson-wing (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 Burundi, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and Uganda.

The binomial commemorates the English explorer Frederick John Jackson.

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