Abyssinian crimsonwing, crimson-backed forest finch (Cryptospiza salvadorii) Description
English: A male Abyssinian Crimson-wing (Cryptospiza salvadorii), Mount Meru, Tanzania. Note that the full resolution version is copyrighted; only this resolution or smaller is freely licensed.
Date 2006
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The Abyssinian crimsonwing (Cryptospiza salvadorii), also known as the Ethiopian crimsonwing, Salvadori's crimsonwing or crimson-backed forest finch, is a common species of estrildid finch found in eastern Africa. Order: Passeriformes, Family: Estrildidae, Species: Cryptospiza salvadorii Reichenow, 1892
Subspecies:
Cryptospiza salvadorii salvadorii Reichenow, 1892: Ethiopia and northern Kenya.
Cryptospiza salvadorii kilimensis Moreau & W. L. Sclater, 1934: southern South Sudan, eastern Uganda, western, central and southern Kenya and northern Tanzania.
Cryptospiza salvadorii ruwenzori W. L. Sclater, 1925: mountains of Albertine Rift in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, south western Uganda, western Rwanda and western Burundi.
