Cryptospiza jacksoni
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The dusky crimsonwing (Cryptospiza jacksoni) is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 78,000 km2. It is found in the Albertine Rift montane forests. The binomial name commemorates the English explorer Frederick John Jackson.
BirdLife International species factsheet Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 2 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 4 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dusky Crimson-wing sighting in Virunga National Park on a given day, based on 28 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 165th most-seen of the 316 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Dusky Crimson-wing in Virunga National Park on a given day, against under 5% in December to June, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dusky Crimson-wing sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Dusky Crimson-wing sightings, Virunga National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Nyungwe National Park (Rwanda, about 20%), Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda, about 10%) and Volcanoes National Park (Rwanda, about 10%).
Same family: Estrildidae
The closest relatives of the Dusky Crimson-wing that you can see in Virunga National Park (family Estrildidae, Waxbills and Allies) are Red-billed Firefinch (about 30%), Kandt's Waxbill (about 20%) and Bronze Mannikin (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dusky Crimson-wing is recorded against all the birds logged in Virunga National Park (28 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
