Jameson's Firefinch

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Jameson's Firefinch
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Estrildidae
Genus: Lagonosticta
Species: L. rhodopareia
Binomial name
Lagonosticta rhodopareia
(Heuglin, 1868)

Jameson's Firefinch Lagonosticta rhodopareia is a common species of estrildid finch found in Southern Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 2,600,000 kmĀ².

It is found in Angola, Botswana, Chad, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

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