African firefinch
| African firefinch | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Estrildidae |
| Genus: | Lagonosticta |
| Species: | L. rubricata |
| Binomial name | |
| Lagonosticta rubricata (Lichtenstein, 1823) | |
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| The distribution of the African firefinch | |
The African firefinch (Lagonosticta rubricata), also called the blue-billed firefinch due to the color of its bill,[2] is a common species of estrildid finch found in almost all parts of Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 5,400,000 km2.
It is found in Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The IUCN has classified the species as being of least concern.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Lagonosticta rubricata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ African Firefinch Lagonosticta rubricata Mangoverde World Bird Guide