African Firefinch

Lagonosticta rubricata - Amarante foncé

Systematics

Order
:
Passeriformes
Family
:
Estrildidés
Genus
:
Lagonosticta
Species
:
rubricata

Descriptor

Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823

Biometrics

Size
: 11 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: -

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

African Firefinch (Lagonosticta rubricata) is a species of bird in the Estrildidae family.

Subspecific information 5 subspecies

Lagonosticta rubricata rubricata (s Mozambique and n and e South Africa)
Lagonosticta rubricata polionota (s Senegal to Nigeria)
Lagonosticta rubricata congica (Cameroon to s Sudan, w Uganda, s and e DRCongo and n Angola)
Lagonosticta rubricata haematocephala (e Sudan, Ethiopia, c and s Uganda, w and c Kenya south to Zambia, Malawi, E Zimbabwe, e Tanzania and n and c Mozambique)
Lagonosticta rubricata landanae ()

Foreign names

Amarante foncé,
Amaranta ocre,
peito-de-fogo-de-bico-azul,
Dunkelamarant,
sötétvörös amarant,
Donkerrode Amarant,
Amaranto africano,
mörkröd amarant,
Svartnebbamarant,
amarant tmavý,
amarant tmavý,
Mørkerød Amarant,
tuliruusupeippo,
Kaapse Vuurvinkie (Kaapse Robbin),
amaranta fosca,
amarantka zmienna,
Тёмно-красный амарант,
カゲロウチョウ,
灰顶火雀,
灰頂火雀,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane ; Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls) ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land