• Synonyms Black throated Firefinch, Vinaceous Fire-Finch, Vinaceous Waxbill, Black-throated or Vinaceous Firefinch, Masked Firefinch, Black-throated Firefinch, Vinaceous Firefinch, Masked Fire Finch
  • Old latin name for bird Estrelda vinacea, Lagonosticta nigricollis, Lagonosticta vinacea, Amadina larvata

Black-faced Firefinchbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Ethiopia
  • 2.
    Call, © Andrew Spencer
    Ethiopia
  • 3.
    Call, © Bram Piot
    Senegal
  • 4.
    Call, male, song, © Bram Piot
    Senegal
  • 5.
    Call, © Brendan Sloan
    Ghana
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Black-faced Firefinch

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion Sudan and Ethiopia to w, c Africa

Black-faced Firefinch subspecies (3)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Lagonosticta larvata larvatae Sudan and Ethiopia-No
Lagonosticta larvata nigricollisc, s Mali to Sudan and Uganda-No
Lagonosticta larvata vinaceaSenegal and Gambia to w Mali and Guinea-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalanamaranta caranegra
Chinese黑脸火雀
Chinese (Traditional)黑臉火雀
Croatiancrnolica estrilda
Czechamarant škraboškový
DanishMaskeamarant
DutchLarvenamarant
EsperantoMaska lagonostikto
Estonianbambuse-leekamadiin, mustpõsk-leekamadiin
Finnishnaamioruusupeippo
FrenchAmarante à gorge noire, Sénégali à face noire, Amarante masqué, Amarante masqué ou A. vineux, Amarante vineux
GermanLarven-Amarant, Larvenamarant, Schwarzkehlamarant
Hungarianálarcos amarant
ItalianAmaranto mascherato, Amaranto golanera, Amaranto faccianera
Japaneseクロガオコウギョクチョウ
Lithuanianjuodaveidis amarantas
NorwegianLarveamarant, maskeamarant
Norwegian NynorskMaskeamarant
Polishamarantka czarnolica
PortugueseAmarante-de-cara-preta, granadeiro-de-faces-pretas
RussianМасковый амарант
SerbianLarvata amaranta
Slovakamarant škraboškový
SpanishAmaranta etíope, Amaranta Carinegra, Pinzón Candela Enmascarado
Swedishmaskamarant
TurkishKara Yüzlü Ateşispinozu
Ukrainianамарант масковий