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Red-headed Bluebill
Spermophaga ruficapilla (Shelley, 1888)
The Red-headed Bluebill (Spermophaga ruficapilla) is a common species of estrildid finch found in sub-saharan Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 560,000 km². Source: Wikipedia
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Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Estrildidae
Genus:
Spermophaga
Scientific:
Spermophaga ruficapilla
Citation:
(Shelley, 1888)
Reference:
Proc.Zool.Soc.London p.30
Protonym:
Spermospiza ruficapilla
Avibase ID:
46A1FC775CC25283
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/46A1FC77
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 563055
Geographic range:
- Spermophaga ruficapilla ruficapilla: northern Angola to southern South Sudan, Uganda, western Kenya, and western Tanzania
- Spermophaga ruficapilla cana: NE Tanzania (Usambara Mountains)
Source: Clements checklist
Red-headed Bluebill
Catalan:
estrilda becgrossa de cap vermell
Czech:
louskáček červenohlavý
Danish:
Rødhovedet Frøknækker
German:
Rotkopf-Samenknacker
Spanish:
Estrilda Piquigorda Cabecirroja
Spanish (Spain):
Estrilda Piquigorda Cabecirroja
Finnish:
metsäsininokka
French:
Becbleu à tête rouge
Croatian:
plavokljuna estrilda
Hungarian:
vörösfejű kékcsőrű pinty
Italian:
Beccazzurro testarossa
Japanese (romaji):
zuakaaohashikinpara
Japanese:
ズアカアオハシキンパラ
Lithuanian:
Raudongalvė mėlynsnapė astrilda
Dutch:
Roodkopblauwsnavel
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Raudhovudastrild
Norwegian:
Rødhodeastrild
Polish:
plomiennik czerwonoglowy
Portuguese:
Tecelinho de cabeca vermelha
Russian:
Красноголовый астрильд
Slovak:
luskáčik červenohlavý
Serbian:
Crvenoglava kleštokljuna zeba
Swedish:
rödhuvad blånäbb
Ukrainian:
Синьодзьоб червоноголовий
Chinese:
红头蓝嘴雀
Chinese (Traditional):
紅頭藍嘴雀
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Sénégali à tête rouge ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Sénégali à tête rouge ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Red-headed Blue-bill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Red-headed Blue-bill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| James Lee Peters: Spermophaga ruficapilla [version 1] |
| James Lee Peters (original): Spermophaga ruficapilla [version 1] |
| James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Spermophaga ruficapilla [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996): Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Red-headed Bluebill ( Spermophaga ruficapilla) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Spermophaga ruficapilla [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Spermophaga ruficapilla [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
Catalan: estrilda becgrossa de cap vermell
Czech: Louskácek cervenohlavý, louskáček červenohlavý
Danish: Rødhovedet Frøknækker
German: Rotkopf-Samenknacker
English: Red headed Bluebill, Red-billed Bluebill, Red-headed Bluebill, Red-headed Blue-bill
English (IOC): Red-headed Bluebill
English (Kenya): Red-headed Bluebill
Spanish: Estrilda Piquigorda Cabecirroja, Pinzón Pico Azul de Cabeza Roja
Spanish (Spain): Estrilda Piquigorda Cabecirroja
Spanish (HBW): Red-headed Bluebill
Estonian: uganda veriamadiin
Finnish: Metsäsininokka
French: Becbleu à tête rouge, Grosbec à tête rouge, Gros-bec à tête rouge, Gros-bec sanguin, Sénégali à tête rouge
Croatian: plavokljuna estrilda
Hungarian: vörösfejű kékcsőrű pinty
Italian: Beccazzurro testarossa, Beccoblu testarossa
Japanese (romaji): zuakaaohashikimpara, zuakaaohashikinpara
Japanese: ズアカアオハシキンパラ, ヅアカアオハシキンパラ
Scientific: Spemophaga ruficapilla, Spermophaga ruficapilla, Spermophaga ruficapilla ruficapilla, Spermospiza ruficapilla
Lithuanian: Raudongalvė mėlynsnapė astrilda
Dutch: Roodkopblauwsnavel, Roodkop-blauwsnavel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Raudhovudastrild
Norwegian: Rødhodeastrild, Rødhodet frøknekker
Polish: plomiennik czerwonoglowy, płomiennik czerwonogłowy
Portuguese: Tecelinho de cabeca vermelha, tecelinho-de-cabeça-vermelha
Russian: Красноголовый астрильд, Красноголовый синеклювый астрильд
Slovak: luskáčik červenohlavý
Serbian: Crvenoglava kleštokljuna zeba
Swedish: Rödhuvad blånäbb
Swahili: Domobuluu Kichwa-chekundu
Ukrainian: Синьодзьоб червоноголовий
Chinese: 红头蓝嘴雀
Chinese (Traditional): 紅頭藍嘴雀
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