At a glance
Essentials
- Distribution
- It is distributed across the Albertine Rift, including parts of Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda.
- Habitat
- It inhabits the understory of mountainous regions (at the genus level).
Ecology
Description and characteristics
Cryptospiza jacksoni is an estrildid finch (family Estrildidae) belonging to the genus Cryptospiza. It is endemic to the Albertine Rift, a mountainous region of Central Africa. Members of this genus inhabit the understory of mountainous regions of sub-Saharan Africa. The species was first described in 1902 by Richard Bowdler Sharpe.