Waxbills (Estrildidae)
Ethiopian Crimsonwing (Cryptospiza salvadorii) - HBW 15, p. 313
French: Astrild de Salvadori
German: Salvadoriastrild
Spanish: Estrilda de Salvadori
Other common names: Abyssinian/Salvadori's Crimsonwing, Crimson-backed Forest-finch
Taxonomy: Cryptospiza salvadorii Reichenow, 1892, Shoa (Shewa), Ethiopia.
Thought to form a superspecies with C. reichenovii. Proposed race crystallochresta (described from Challa, in SW Ethiopia) synonymized with nominate. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- salvadorii Reichenow, 1892 - Ethiopia and N Kenya.
- kilimensis Moreau & W. L. Sclater, 1934 - S Sudan, E Uganda, W, C & S Kenya and N Tanzania.
- ruwenzori W. L. Sclater, 1925 - mountains of Albertine Rift (in E DRCongo, SW Uganda, W Rwanda and W Burundi).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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This one, a male (red orbital ring) was in a small party; elevation between 1500 and 3000m.
Locality Mount Meru, Arusha National Park, Arusha Region, Tanzania
M P Goodey 1 December 2006 1 year ago 4
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