Red-headed Bluebill

Red-headed Bluebill

Taxobox
name = Red-headed Bluebill
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Passeriformes
familia = Estrildidae
genus = "Spermophaga"
species = "S. ruficapilla"
binomial = "Spermophaga ruficapilla"
binomial_authority = (Shelley, 1888)

The Red-headed Bluebill ("Spermophaga ruficapilla") is a common species of estrildid finch found in sub-saharan Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 560,000 km².

It is found in Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

References

* [http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=8622&m=0 BirdLife Species Factsheet]


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