African Firefinch / Lagonosticta rubricata
| African Firefinch bird information | Values |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | LC - Least concern |
| Synonyms | Bluebilled Firefinch, African or Pale-billed Firefinch, Dark Firefinch, Ruddy Waxbill, Blue-billed Firefinch, African Fire Finch, African Waxbill, African Fire-Finch |
| Old latin name for bird | Fringilla rubricata, Estrilda rubricata |
| Order | Perching birds / Passeriformes |
| Family | Waxbills, Munias & Allies / Estrildidae |
| Genus | Lagonosticta |
| Breeding region | Africa |
| Breeding subregion | w, c, se, s |
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Related species
Brown Firefinch
Black-faced Firefinch
Jameson's Firefinch
Mali Firefinch
Red-billed Firefinch
Black-bellied Firefinch
Bar-breasted Firefinch
Chad Firefinch
Rock Firefinch
Where to see African Firefinch
- Angola
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Congo
- Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
- Liberia
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mozambique
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
African Firefinch subspecies (5)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lagonosticta rubricata congica | Cameroon to s Sudan, w Uganda, s, e DR Congo and n Angola | - | No |
| Lagonosticta rubricata haematocephala | e Sudan, Ethiopia, c, s Uganda, w, c Kenya s to Zambia, Malawi, E Zimbabwe, e Tanzania and n, c Mozambique | - | No |
| Lagonosticta rubricata landanae | Gabon to w DR Congo and nw Angola | - | No |
| Lagonosticta rubricata polionota | s Senegal to Nigeria | - | No |
| Lagonosticta rubricata rubricata | s Mozambique and n, e South Africa | - | No |
Translation
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Kaapse Vuurvinkie (Kaapse Robbin), Kaapse Vuurvinkie |
| Catalan | amaranta fosca |
| Chinese | 灰顶火雀 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 灰頂火雀 |
| Croatian | ružičastoprsa estrilda |
| Czech | amarant tmavý |
| Danish | Mørkerød Amarant |
| Dutch | Donkerrode Amarant |
| Esperanto | Ruĝa lagonostikto |
| Estonian | võsa-leekamadiin |
| Finnish | ruusupeippo, tuliruusupeippo |
| French | Amarante rouge foncé, Amarante flambé, Sénégali à bec bleu, Amarante foncé [rubricata], Amarante foncé, Amarante foncé ou A. de Landana |
| German | Dunkelamarant, Dunkel-Amarant, Dunkelroter Amarant |
| Hungarian | sötétvörös amarant |
| Icelandic | Funastrildi |
| Italian | Amaranto africano |
| Japanese | カゲロウチョウ |
| Lithuanian | afrikinis amarantas |
| Maltese | isponsun tad-dawl Afrikan |
| Norwegian | svartnebbamarant, Mørkerød amarant, Svartnebbamarant, rødbrystamarant |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Svartnebbamarant |
| Polish | amarantka zmienna |
| Portuguese | granadeiro-de-bico-azul, peito-de-fogo-de-bico-azul |
| Russian | Тёмно-красный амарант, Африканский амарант |
| Serbian | Tamnocrvena amaranta |
| Slovak | amarant tmavý |
| Spanish | Amaranta ocre, Pinzón Candela Oscuro |
| Swahili | Mtolondo Biliwili |
| Swedish | mörkröd amarant |
| Turkish | Afrika Ateşispinozu |
| Ukrainian | амарант червоний |
| Xhosa | Isicibilili |
| Zulu | ubuCubu |