African Firefinch / Lagonosticta rubricata LC
- Synonyms Bluebilled Firefinch, Ruddy Waxbill, Blue-billed Firefinch, African Fire Finch, African Waxbill, African or Pale-billed Firefinch, African Fire-Finch, Dark Firefinch
- Old latin name for bird Fringilla rubricata, Estrilda rubricata
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Where to see African Firefinch
- Breeding region Africa
- Breeding subregion w, c, se, s
- 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 |
Species Name in Other Languages
| 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 | tuliruusupeippo, ruusupeippo |
| French | Amarante foncé ou A. de Landana, Amarante rouge foncé, Sénégali à bec bleu, Amarante flambé, Amarante foncé [rubricata], Amarante foncé |
| German | Dunkel-Amarant, Dunkelamarant, 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, rødbrystamarant |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Svartnebbamarant |
| Polish | amarantka zmienna |
| Portuguese | Peito-de-fogo-de-bico-azul, granadeiro-de-bico-azul |
| Russian | Африканский амарант, Тёмно-красный амарант |
| Serbian | Tamnocrvena amaranta |
| Slovak | amarant tmavý |
| Spanish | Pinzón Candela Oscuro, Amaranta ocre |
| Swahili | Mtolondo Biliwili |
| Swedish | mörkröd amarant |
| Turkish | Afrika Ateşispinozu |
| Ukrainian | амарант червоний |
| Xhosa | Isicibilili |
| Zulu | ubuCubu |