Firefinch
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 Red-billed Firefinch (Lagonosticta senegala)
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The firefinches (Lagonosticta) are a genus of bird in the Estrildidae family. There are about 11 species:
- Bar-breasted Firefinch, Lagonosticta rufopicta
- Brown Firefinch, Lagonosticta nitidula
- Red-billed Firefinch, Lagonosticta senegala
- Black-bellied Firefinch, Lagonosticta rara
- African Firefinch, Lagonosticta rubricata
- Pale-billed Firefinch, Lagonosticta landanae
- Jameson's Firefinch, Lagonosticta rhodopareia
- Mali Firefinch, Lagonosticta virata
- Rock Firefinch, Lagonosticta sanguinodorsalis
- Black-throated Firefinch, Lagonosticta larvata
- Black-faced or Vinaceous Firefinch, Lagonosticta (larvata) vinacea
- Reichenow's Firefinch, Lagonosticta umbrinodorsalis
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