Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Waxbills and Allies :: African Firefinch

African Firefinch Lagonosticta rubricata

Described by: Lichtenstein (1823)
Alternate common name(s): African Waxbill, Blue-billed Firefinch, Blue-billed Waxbill, Dark Firefinch, Ruddy Waxbill
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Kruger National Park, South Africa - Jul, 2008 © Jean-Philippe Paris  Kruger National Park, South Africa - Jul, 2008 © Jean-Philippe Paris  Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - Dec 26, 2005 © Alan Manson  Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - Dec 26, 2005 © Alan Manson 
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Range

(1) Senegambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, and Nigeria.
(2) Cameroon, Central African Republic, s. Sudan, Ethiopia (highlands), Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, and n. Tanzania.
(3) Gabon, Congo, sw. Zaire and nw. Zambia.
(4) S. Tanzania, s. Zaire, Malawi, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique.
(5) S. Mozambique and e. South Africa s. to Cape Province.

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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