Red-headed Bluebill

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Red-headed Bluebill
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Estrildidae
Genus: Spermophaga
Species: S. ruficapilla
Binomial name
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 kmĀ².

It is found in Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

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