Genus
Lagonosticta
11 species
The list of species of Lagonosticta genus
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The list of species of Lagonosticta genus
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The red-billed firefinch or Senegal firefinch (Lagonosticta senegala ) 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...
The African firefinch (Lagonosticta rubricata ), also called the dark firefinch or blue-billed firefinch due to the color of its bill, is a common species of estrildid finch found in almost all parts of Africa. It has an estimated global extent of...
The rock firefinch (Lagonosticta sanguinodorsalis ) is a species of estrildid finch found in the Jos Plateau of central Nigeria and in Cameroon. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 29,000 km2. The rock firefinch was discovered...
The black-faced firefinch (Lagonosticta larvata ) is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 2,100,000 km2.It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad,...
Jameson's firefinch (Lagonosticta rhodopareia ) is a common species of estrildid finch found in Sub-Saharan Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 2,600,000 km2.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Chad, The Democratic Republic of...
The bar-breasted firefinch (Lagonosticta rufopicta ) is a common species of estrildid finch found in western and central Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 2,900,000 km².
The black-bellied firefinch (Lagonosticta rara ) is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 2,300,000 km2.It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad,...
The brown firefinch (Lagonosticta nitidula ) is a common species of estrildid finch found in Southern Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 1,300,000 km2.It is found in Angola, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia,...
The Mali firefinch (Lagonosticta virata ) is a species of estrildid finch found in Western Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 120,000 km2. It is found in Mali and Senegal. The IUCN has classified the species as being of least...
The Chad firefinch or Reichenow's firefinch (Lagonosticta umbrinodorsalis ) is a small passerine bird belonging to the firefinch genus Lagonosticta in the estrildid finch family Estrildidae. It is restricted to a small area of Central Africa. It was...
The Landana firefinch (Lagonosticta landanae ), also known as the pale-billed firefinch, is a species of estrildid finch found in central Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 100,000 km2. It occurs mainly in southern Gabon and...
