Crimson seedcracker

Crimson seedcracker
male at ZooParc de Beauval
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Estrildidae
Genus: Pyrenestes
Species:
P. sanguineus
Binomial name
Pyrenestes sanguineus
Swainson, 1837

The crimson seedcracker (Pyrenestes sanguineus) is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 834,000 km2 (322,000 sq mi).[2] It is found in Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Senegal and Sierra Leone. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has classified the species as being of least concern.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Pyrenestes sanguineus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22719379A132128125. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22719379A132128125.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference BirdLife was invoked but never defined (see the help page).