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Red-faced crimsonwing

Cryptospiza reichenovii (Hartlaub, 1874)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The red-faced crimsonwing (Cryptospiza reichenovii) is a species in the family Estrildidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 12.4 g to 13.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Red-faced crimsonwing (Cryptospiza reichenovii)
Photo: Chris Quirin · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the red-faced crimsonwing

Weight
12.4 g – 13.5 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
3.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
2src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Photos of the red-faced crimsonwing

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Red-faced crimsonwing (Cryptospiza reichenovii)
Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the red-faced crimsonwing live?

Not recorded

What is the red-faced crimsonwing?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The red-faced crimsonwing (Cryptospiza reichenovii) is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 390,000 km2.

It is native to the Afromontane.

From the Wikipedia article “Red-faced crimsonwing” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Red-faced_crimsonwing&oldid=1379847761), 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 red-faced crimsonwing endangered?

The red-faced 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 red-faced crimsonwing classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyEstrildidae
  6. genusCryptospiza
  7. SpeciesCryptospiza reichenovii (Hartlaub, 1874)

Synonyms Pytelia reichenovii

Other names and names in other languages (37)
  • Red-faced crimson-wingEnglish
  • Red-faced crimson-wingEnglish
  • RFCREnglish
  • Rooirugsaadvretertjie (Rooirugrobbin)Afrikaans
  • قرمزي الجناح أحمر الوجهArabic
  • astrild horskýCzech
  • aderyn adeingoch sbectologWelsh
  • BjergastrildDanish
  • ReichenowastrildGerman
  • BergastrildGerman
  • ruĝmaska estrildoEsperanto
  • Estrilda de ReichenowSpanish
  • väike-mägiamadiinEstonian
  • pikkupunapeippoFinnish
  • Astrild de ReichenowFrench
  • Bengali de ReichenowFrench
  • Mandingo de ReichenowFrench
  • Sénégali de ReichenowFrench
  • crvenolica estrildaCroatian
  • Reichenow hegyi asztrildjaHungarian
  • Alarossa facciarossaItalian
  • アカガオハゴロモキンパラJapanese
  • raudonveidė kalninė astrildaLithuanian
  • Reichenows BergastrildDutch
  • brilleastrildNorwegian
  • krasnorzytka maskowaPolish
  • asa-vermelha-de-reichenowPortuguese
  • asa-vermelha-de-mascarilhaPortuguese
  • Краснолицый астрильдRussian
  • Краснолицый горный астрильдRussian
  • karmínka horskáSlovak
  • Rajhenova brdska astrildaSerbian
  • rödmaskad bergastrildSwedish
  • Reichenow AstrildiTurkish
  • червоногуз зеленоголовийUkrainian
  • 紅臉朱翅雀Chinese
  • 红脸朱翅雀Chinese

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Relatives of the red-faced 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 red-faced crimsonwing?

An adult red-faced crimsonwing weighs 12.4 g – 13.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the red-faced crimsonwing endangered?

The red-faced 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 red-faced crimsonwing?

The red-faced crimsonwing (Cryptospiza reichenovii) belongs to the family Estrildidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{red_faced_crimsonwing_2026,
  title = {Red-faced crimsonwing (Cryptospiza reichenovii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-faced-crimsonwing},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}