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Abyssinian crimsonwing

Cryptospiza salvadorii Reichenow, 1892

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The abyssinian crimsonwing (Cryptospiza salvadorii) is a species in the family Estrildidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 12.2 g to 12.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Abyssinian crimsonwing (Cryptospiza salvadorii)
Photo: mpgoodey · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the abyssinian crimsonwing

Weight
12.2 g – 12.8 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3.95src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the abyssinian crimsonwing live?

Not recorded

What is the abyssinian crimsonwing?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

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. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 190,000 km2 (73,000 mi2).

From the Wikipedia article “Abyssinian crimsonwing” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Abyssinian_crimsonwing&oldid=1385031422), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the abyssinian crimsonwing endangered?

The abyssinian crimsonwing is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the abyssinian crimsonwing classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyEstrildidae
  6. genusCryptospiza
  7. SpeciesCryptospiza salvadorii Reichenow, 1892
Other names and names in other languages (40)
  • ABCREnglish
  • Abyssinian crimson-wingEnglish
  • Abyssinian crimson-wingEnglish
  • قرمزي الجناح الحبشيArabic
  • قرمزي الجناح سلفادورArabic
  • عصفور الغابة قرمزي الظهرArabic
  • astrild etiopskýCzech
  • SalvadoribjergastrildDanish
  • Salvadori´ BjergastrildDanish
  • SalvadoriastrildGerman
  • Salvadori-AstrildGerman
  • Salvadoris BergastrildGerman
  • abisenia estrildoEsperanto
  • Estrilda de SalvadoriSpanish
  • hall-mägiamadiinEstonian
  • punapeippoFinnish
  • Astrild de SalvadoriFrench
  • Bengali de SalvadoriFrench
  • Mandingo de SalvadoriFrench
  • Sénégali de SalvadoriFrench
  • maslinastotrba estrildaCroatian
  • hegyi asztrildHungarian
  • Alarossa d'AbissiniaItalian
  • ハゴロモキンパラJapanese
  • etiopinė kalninė astrildaLithuanian
  • Salvadori's BergastrildDutch
  • bergastrildNorwegian
  • krasnorzytka mysiaPolish
  • asa-vermelha-de-salvadoriPortuguese
  • asa-carmim-de-cabeça-olivaPortuguese
  • asa-vermelha-de-cabeça-olivaPortuguese
  • Горный астрильдRussian
  • Эфиопский горный астрильдRussian
  • karmínka svetláSlovak
  • Salvador brdska astrildaSerbian
  • gråhuvad bergastrildSwedish
  • Habeş AstrildiTurkish
  • червоногуз ефіопськийUkrainian
  • 绿背朱翅雀Chinese
  • 橄綠背朱翅雀Chinese

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Relatives of the abyssinian crimsonwing

Other species in the same genus Cryptospiza.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the abyssinian crimsonwing?

An adult abyssinian crimsonwing weighs 12.2 g – 12.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the abyssinian crimsonwing endangered?

The abyssinian crimsonwing is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the abyssinian crimsonwing?

The abyssinian crimsonwing (Cryptospiza salvadorii) belongs to the family Estrildidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Abyssinian crimsonwing (Cryptospiza salvadorii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/abyssinian-crimsonwing

MLA

“Abyssinian crimsonwing (Cryptospiza salvadorii).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/abyssinian-crimsonwing.

BibTeX
@misc{abyssinian_crimsonwing_2026,
  title = {Abyssinian crimsonwing (Cryptospiza salvadorii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/abyssinian-crimsonwing},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}