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Red-billed Firefinch (Lagonosticta senegala)

Red-billed Firefinch (Lagonosticta senegala)
Red-billed Firefinch (Lagonosticta senegala)

About Red-billed Firefinch (Lagonosticta senegala)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Perching Birds
  • Family: Old World Sparrows

The red-billed firefinch or Senegal firefinch is a small seed-eating bird in the family Estrildidae. This is a resident breeding bird in most of Sub-Saharan Africa with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 10,000,000 km2. It was introduced to Egypt, but the population there has become extinct. It was also introduced to southern Algeria where it is currently expanding northward.

Source: Wikipedia

Lifelists

Trips

Visits

  • 2001-06-03

    Victoria Falls, Zambia
    Vilankulo

  • 2011-01-04

    Lake Langano - Bishangari Forest, Ethiopia

  • 2011-01-06

    Lake Awasa, Ethiopia
    Image from 2011-01-06

  • 2011-01-16

    Awash National Park, Ethiopia

  • 2011-01-18

    Gondar, Ethiopia

  • 2011-01-25

    Lalibela, Ethiopia
    Image from 2011-01-25

  • 2013-10-24

    Nairobi National Park, Kenya
    Image from 2013-10-24

  • 2017-01-09

    Queen Elizabeth II National Park, Uganda

  • 2017-01-09

    Bigodi Swamp, Uganda

  • 2017-01-13

    Fort Portal, Uganda

  • 2025-01-30

    Maasai Steppe, Tanzania
    Image from 2025-01-30

  • 2025-01-31

    Engikaret Lark Plains, Tanzania

  • 2025-02-01

    Mkomazi National Park, Tanzania