Shelley's Crimsonwing

Cryptospiza shelleyi
Family
Waxbills and Allies
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
shcwin1, SHCR
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyWaxbills and Allies (Estrildidae)
SpeciesCryptospiza shelleyi
Codesshcwin1, SHCR
Identification

The Shelley's Crimsonwing (Cryptospiza shelleyi) is a member of the Waxbills and Allies family within the order Passeriformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code shcwin1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.