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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Estrildidae |
| Genus: | Cryptospiza |
| Species: | C. reichenovii
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| Binomial name | |
| Cryptospiza reichenovii (Hartlaub, 1874)
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It is native to subsaharan mountainous regions : Bioko and the Western High Plateau, the Albertine Rift montane forests and east Africa (from northern Tanzania to eastern Zimbabwe).
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Cryptospiza reichenovii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22719359A94623950. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22719359A94623950.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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