Shelley's Crimson-wing (Cryptospiza shelleyi)

Other Names (World)
Shelley's Crimsonwing, Shelley's Crimson-wing, Red-billed Crimsonwing

Family
Estrildidae (Waxbills)

Size
13 cm

First Described (Guide)
Sharpe, 1902

Habitat
Understorey of closed-canopy moist forest, often in lush valley bottoms near water, low secondary growth at forest edges, forest clearings and glades dominated by large herbs, bamboo thickets and the upper forest/moorland ecotone. From 2,200 - 3,000 m, occasionally 1,550 - 3,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Burundi (B) (NB), Congo [The Democratic Republic of the] (B) (NB), Rwanda (B) (NB), Uganda (B) (NB).

Mountains of Albertine Rift in Uganda, eastern DRCongo, Rwanda and Burundi.

Population
Estimated population is 2,500 - 9,999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status EN
Deforestation and forest degradation are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A sharp, high-pitched 'tit tit tit' call. A rising and falling series of high-pitched 'tu tutu ti ti ti'.

Subspecies
No subspecies.

References
See References.

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