African firefinch

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African firefinch
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Estrildidae
Genus:
Lagonosticta
Species:
L. rubricata
Binomial name
Lagonosticta rubricata
(Lichtenstein, 1823)
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The distribution of the African firefinch

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The African firefinch (Lagonosticta rubricata), also called the blue-billed firefinch due to the color of its bill,[2] is a common species of estrildid finch found in almost all parts of Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 5,400,000 km2.

It is found in Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The IUCN has classified the species as being of least concern.

References

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  2. ↑ African Firefinch Lagonosticta rubricata Mangoverde World Bird Guide

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