Cryptospiza shelleyi
Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
↓Decreasing
Population trend
5
Countries
Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC) via https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelley's_crimsonwing
Taxonomy & Classification
Kingdom
ANIMALIA
Phylum
CHORDATA
Class
AVES
Order
PASSERIFORMES
Family
ESTRILDIDAE
Genus
Cryptospiza
Cryptospiza shelleyi belongs to the family ESTRILDIDAE, order PASSERIFORMES, within the AVES class.
Habitat & Distribution
Threats
IUCN Red List: Endangered
Assessed as Endangered by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Annual & perennial non-timber crops
Logging & wood harvesting
Mining & quarrying
War, civil unrest & military exercises
Conservation Actions
Found in 5 Countries
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Sources & Attribution
How to Cite
IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS
GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org
This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Cryptospiza shelleyi (Cryptospiza shelleyi). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/shelleys-crimsonwing