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Red-headed bluebill

Spermophaga ruficapilla (Shelley, 1888)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The red-headed bluebill (Spermophaga ruficapilla) is a species in the family Estrildidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 23 g to 24.1 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Red-headed bluebill (Spermophaga ruficapilla)
Photo: Francesco Veronesi from Italy · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the red-headed bluebill

Weight
23 g – 24.1 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
17.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
3src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the red-headed bluebill live?

Not recorded

What is the red-headed bluebill?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The red-headed bluebill (Spermophaga ruficapilla) is a common species of estrildid finch found in Sub-Saharan Africa.

It is found in Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.

This species has a large range, with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 560,000 km2. The global population size has not been quantified, but it is believed to be large as the species is described as "frequent" in at least parts of its range (Fry and Keith 2004). Global population trends have not been quantified, but the species is not believed to approach the thresholds for the population decline criterion of the IUCN Red List (i.e. declining more than 30% in ten years or three generations). For these reasons, the species is evaluated as being of least concern.[1]

From the Wikipedia article “Red-headed bluebill” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Red-headed_bluebill&oldid=1315228940), 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-headed bluebill endangered?

The red-headed bluebill 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.

How is the red-headed bluebill classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyEstrildidae
  6. genusSpermophaga
  7. SpeciesSpermophaga ruficapilla (Shelley, 1888)

Synonyms Spemophaga ruficapilla, Spermospiza ruficapilla

Other names and names in other languages (34)
  • RHBLEnglish
  • أزرق المنقار أحمر الرأسArabic
  • estrilda becgrossa de cap vermellCatalan
  • louskáček červenohlavýCzech
  • aderyn piglas pengochWelsh
  • Rødhovedet FrøknækkerDanish
  • RotkopfsamenknackerGerman
  • Rotkopf-SamenknackerGerman
  • ruĝkapa estrildoEsperanto
  • Estrilda piquigorda cabecirrojaSpanish
  • uganda veriamadiinEstonian
  • metsäsininokkaFinnish
  • Becbleu à tête rougeFrench
  • Grosbec à tête rougeFrench
  • Sénégali à tête rougeFrench
  • plavokljuna estrildaCroatian
  • vörösfejű kékcsőrű pintyHungarian
  • Beccazzurro testarossaItalian
  • ズアカアオハシキンパラJapanese
  • raudongalvė mėlynsnapė astrildaLithuanian
  • RoodkopblauwsnavelDutch
  • rødhodeastrildNorwegian
  • płomiennik czerwonogłowyPolish
  • bico-azul-de-cabeça-vermelhaPortuguese
  • tecelinho-de-cabeça-vermelhaPortuguese
  • Рубиновый синеклювRussian
  • Красноголовый синеклювый астрильдRussian
  • luskáčik červenohlavýSlovak
  • Crvenoglava kleštokljuna zebaSerbian
  • rödhuvad blånäbbSwedish
  • Al Başlı TohumçatlatanTurkish
  • синьодзьоб червоноголовийUkrainian
  • 紅頭藍嘴雀Chinese
  • 红头蓝嘴雀Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the red-headed bluebill

Other species in the same genus Spermophaga.

LC, Least Concern

Grant's bluebill

Spermophaga poliogenys

EstrildidaeNo free photo yet

CompareRed-headed bluebill vs Western bluebillRed-headed bluebill vs Grant's bluebill

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the red-headed bluebill?

An adult red-headed bluebill weighs 23 g – 24.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the red-headed bluebill endangered?

The red-headed bluebill 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-headed bluebill?

The red-headed bluebill (Spermophaga ruficapilla) belongs to the family Estrildidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{red_headed_bluebill_2026,
  title = {Red-headed bluebill (Spermophaga ruficapilla)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-headed-bluebill},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}