• Synonyms Senegal Firefinch, Redbilled Firefinch, Red-billed Waxbill, Red-billed Fire-Finch, African Fire Finch, Red-Billed Finch, Red-billed Fire Finch, Common Firefinch
  • Old latin name for bird Estrilda senegala, Lagonosticta senegalia, Fringilla senegala, Estrilda vieillotii

Red-billed Firefinchbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Begging call, © Bram Piot
    Senegal
  • 2.
    Call, © Andrew Spencer
    Ethiopia
  • 3.
    Song, © Derek Solomon
    Zambia
  • 4.
    Female, juvenile, male, song, © Rory Nefdt
    Kenya
  • 5.
    Begging call, call, female, juvenile, male, © Matt Slaymaker
    Gambia
  • 6.
    Call, © Andrew Spencer
    Ethiopia
  • 7.
    Begging call, call, female, juvenile, male, © Matt Slaymaker
    Gambia
  • 8.
    Call, song, © Martin St-Michel
    Tanzania
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Red-billed Firefinch

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion w, ec, e, s

Red-billed Firefinch subspecies (6)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Lagonosticta senegala brunneicepsc Ethiopia and se Sudan-No
Lagonosticta senegala rendallis Angola to Mozambique s to South Africa-No
Lagonosticta senegala rhodopsise Nigeria, n, c Cameroon and s Chad to Sudan, w Eritrea and w Ethiopia-No
Lagonosticta senegala ruberrimaDR Congo, Uganda and w Kenya to ne Angola, ne Zambia and n Malawi-No
Lagonosticta senegala senegalaMauritania, Senegal and Gambia to w, c Nigeria-No
Lagonosticta senegala somaliensisse Ethiopia and s Somalia-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansRooibekvuurvinkie (Rooibekrobbin), Rooibekvuurvinkie
BelarusianЗвычайны амарант
BulgarianСенегалски амарант
Catalanamaranta del Senegal, Pinsà roig becvermell
Chinese红嘴火雀
Chinese (Traditional)紅嘴火雀
Croatiancrvenokljuna estrilda
Czechamarant rudozobý, Amarant malý
DanishAmarant
DutchVuurvinkje, Vuurvink
EsperantoRuĝbeka fajrofringo, Senegala lagonostikto
Estonianakaatsia-leekamadiin, Akaatsia-leetamadiin
Finnishruusupeippo, tuliruusupeippo, ruusu
FrenchAmarante commun, Amarante du Sénégal, Sénégali amarante, Amaranthe à bec rouge, Sénégali rouge, Amarante à bec rouge
FrisianFjoervinksje
GalicianAmaranta do Senegal
GermanSenegalamarant, Senegal-Amarant, Amarant, Senegal Amarant
GreekΠυρόσπιζα, Πυρρόσπιζα της Σενεγάλης
Hebrewפרושית אדומת-מקור
HungarianVörös amarant, vöröscsőrű tűzpinty
IcelandicLogastrildi
IrishGlasán tine gobdhearg
ItalianFringuello sanguineo, Amaranto beccorosso
Japaneseコウギョクチョウ
Latviansarkanknābja ugunsžubīte
Lithuaniansenegalinis amarantas, Senegalinis ugniažvirblis
MacedonianСенегалска огнена ѕвингалка
Malteseisponsun tad-dawl tal-munqar aħmar
Northern SamiDollabeibboš, Ruvsobeibboš
Norwegianrødnebbamarant, Amarant
Norwegian NynorskRaudnebbamarant
Polishamarantka senegalska, amarantka czerwonodzioba
Portuguesegranadeiro-de-bico-vermelho, Granadeiro de bico vermelho, Peito-de-fogo-de-bico-vermelho, Granadeiro-de-bico-vermelho, peito-de-fogo
Russianобыкновенный амарант, Крошечный амарант
SerbianSenegalska amaranta
Slovakamarant červenozobý
Slovenianamaranta
SpanishBengalí Senegalés, Astrilda Sanguíneo, Amaranta senegalesa, Pinzón Candela de Pico Rojo, Bengali Senegalés
SwahiliMtolondo Domo-jekundu
Swedishrödnäbbad amarant, Amarant
TsongaXidzingirhi
TurkishSenegal Ateşispinozu, Senegal ateşbülbülü
Ukrainianамарант червонодзьобий
WelshLlinos dân bicoch