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| − | + | '''Alternative name: Blue-billed Firefinch''' | |
| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:African_Firefinch_louisdup.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|louisdup|louisdup}}]] |
| − | == | + | ;[[:Category:Lagonosticta|Lagonosticta]] rubricata |
| + | ==Identification== | ||
This is a small, wary but brightly coloured ground-feeding bird. It is also known as the Blue-billed Firefinch because of its bill colour. | This is a small, wary but brightly coloured ground-feeding bird. It is also known as the Blue-billed Firefinch because of its bill colour. | ||
| − | Habitat | + | ==Distribution== |
| − | == | + | [[Africa]] south of the Sahara<br /> |
| − | + | '''Western Africa''': [[Senegambia]], [[Senegal]], [[Guinea-Bissau]], [[Guinea]], [[Mali]], [[Sierra Leone]], [[Liberia]], [[Ivory Coast]], [[Ghana]], [[Togo]], [[Benin]], [[Nigeria]], [[Cameroon]], [[Central African Republic]], [[Equatorial Guinea]], [[Gabon]], [[Congo]], [[Angola]]<br /> | |
| + | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]], [[Tanzania]], [[Zambia]], [[Mozambique]], [[Malawi]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Southern Africa''': [[Zimbabwe]], [[South Africa]], [[KwaZulu-Natal]], [[Swaziland]] | ||
| + | [[Image:2006 1112 0105.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|Alan+Manson|Alan Manson}}<br />Pietermaritzburg, [[South Africa]], November 2006]] | ||
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | Subspecies (Fry ''et al'', 2004): | ||
| + | *''L. r. rubricata'': [[South Africa]], [[Swaziland]] and [[Mozambique]] south of the Save River. | ||
| + | *''L. r. landanae'': Cabina, lower [[Congo]], western [[Angola]]. | ||
| + | *''L. r. haematocephala'': East Africa; [[Ethiopia]] to [[Uganda]] and south to [[Zimbabwe]] and [[Mozambique]] north of the Save River. | ||
| + | *''L. r. congica'': [[Cameroon]] to southern [[Sudan]], western [[Uganda]] and [[Zaire]]. | ||
| + | *''L. r. polionata'': [[Guinea]] to [[Nigeria]]. | ||
| + | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Bush and tall grass. Thickets in thornveld, riverine scrub, forest edges and suburbia. In more moist habitats than most firefinches. | ||
| + | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | Feeds on small seeds and small insects on the ground. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #Fry H, Keith S,Woodcook M & Willis I. 2004. ''Birds of Africa Vol VII: Sparrows to Buntings''. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0713665319 | ||
| + | #Avibase | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | + | {{GSearch|Lagonosticta+rubricata}} | |
| − | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Lagonosticta]] |
Revision as of 22:23, 4 June 2009
Alternative name: Blue-billed Firefinch
Photo by louisdup
- Lagonosticta rubricata
Identification
This is a small, wary but brightly coloured ground-feeding bird. It is also known as the Blue-billed Firefinch because of its bill colour.
Distribution
Africa south of the Sahara
Western Africa: Senegambia, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Mali, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, Angola
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi
Southern Africa: Zimbabwe, South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland
Taxonomy
Subspecies (Fry et al, 2004):
- L. r. rubricata: South Africa, Swaziland and Mozambique south of the Save River.
- L. r. landanae: Cabina, lower Congo, western Angola.
- L. r. haematocephala: East Africa; Ethiopia to Uganda and south to Zimbabwe and Mozambique north of the Save River.
- L. r. congica: Cameroon to southern Sudan, western Uganda and Zaire.
- L. r. polionata: Guinea to Nigeria.
Habitat
Bush and tall grass. Thickets in thornveld, riverine scrub, forest edges and suburbia. In more moist habitats than most firefinches.
Behaviour
Feeds on small seeds and small insects on the ground.
References
- Fry H, Keith S,Woodcook M & Willis I. 2004. Birds of Africa Vol VII: Sparrows to Buntings. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0713665319
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) African Firefinch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/African_Firefinch
