Spermophaga ruficapilla (Red-headed Bluebill)

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Red-headed Bluebill Spermophaga ruficapilla (Shelley, 1888)
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Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Estrildidae
Genus:
  Spermophaga

Scientific:
Spermophaga ruficapilla

Citation:
(Shelley, 1888)

Reference:
PZS Pt1 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

English:
  Red-headed Bluebill
Czech:
  louskáček červenohlavý
German:
  Rotkopf-Samenknacker
Danish:
  Rødhovedet Frøknækker
Spanish:
  Estrilda Piquigorda Cabecirroja
Finnish:
  metsäsininokka
French:
  Becbleu à tête rouge
Italian:
  Beccazzurro testarossa
Japanese:
  zuakaaohashikinpara
Japanese:
  ズアカアオハシキンパラ
Dutch:
  Roodkopblauwsnavel
Norwegian:
  Rødhodeastrild
Polish:
  plomiennik czerwonoglowy
Portuguese:
  Tecelinho de cabeca vermelha
Russian:
  Красноголовый астрильд
Slovak:
  luskáčik červenohlavý
Swedish:
  rödhuvad blånäbb
Chinese:
  红头蓝嘴雀

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]
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]
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]
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]
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)
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]
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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Spermophaga [haematina x ruficapilla] (hybrid)

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
Hungarian: vörösfejű kékcsőrű pinty
Italian: Beccazzurro testarossa, Beccoblu testarossa
Japanese: 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
Latin: 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