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'''Alternative name: Black-throated Firefinch''' | '''Alternative name: Black-throated Firefinch''' | ||
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;[[:Category:Lagonosticta|Lagonosticta]] larvata | ;[[:Category:Lagonosticta|Lagonosticta]] larvata | ||
'''Includes Vinaceous Firefinch''' | '''Includes Vinaceous Firefinch''' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | [[Image:Black faced firefinch fem - gambella.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|volker+sthamer|volker sthamer}}<br />Gambella, [[Ethiopia]], March 2012]] | ||
Length 11-12 cm<br /> | Length 11-12 cm<br /> | ||
| − | The male is distinguished from other firefinches by its black face. The female is the only pale-vented firefinch with a dark bill (other than juvenile [[Red-billed Firefinch|Red-billed]] and [[Bar-breasted Firefinch]]es). Breast colour varies geographically (see subspecies). | + | The male is distinguished from other firefinches by its black face.<br /> |
| + | The female is the only pale-vented firefinch with a dark bill (other than juvenile [[Red-billed Firefinch|Red-billed]] and [[Bar-breasted Firefinch]]es). Breast colour varies geographically (see subspecies). | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
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[[Africa]] between 15°N and the equator.<br /> | [[Africa]] between 15°N and the equator.<br /> | ||
'''Western Africa''': [[Senegambia]], [[Senegal]], [[The Gambia]], [[Guinea-Bissau]], [[Mali]], [[Sierra Leone]], [[Ivory Coast]], [[Burkina Faso]], [[Ghana]], [[Togo]], [[Benin]], [[Nigeria]], [[Niger]], [[Chad]], [[Cameroon]], [[Central African Republic]], [[Equatorial Guinea]], [[Democratic Republic of Congo]]<br /> | '''Western Africa''': [[Senegambia]], [[Senegal]], [[The Gambia]], [[Guinea-Bissau]], [[Mali]], [[Sierra Leone]], [[Ivory Coast]], [[Burkina Faso]], [[Ghana]], [[Togo]], [[Benin]], [[Nigeria]], [[Niger]], [[Chad]], [[Cameroon]], [[Central African Republic]], [[Equatorial Guinea]], [[Democratic Republic of Congo]]<br /> | ||
Revision as of 23:26, 19 June 2018
Alternative name: Black-throated Firefinch
- Lagonosticta larvata
Includes Vinaceous Firefinch
Identification
Length 11-12 cm
The male is distinguished from other firefinches by its black face.
The female is the only pale-vented firefinch with a dark bill (other than juvenile Red-billed and Bar-breasted Firefinches). Breast colour varies geographically (see subspecies).
Distribution
Africa between 15°N and the equator.
Western Africa: Senegambia, Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Democratic Republic of Congo
Eastern Africa: Sudan, South Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Lagonosticta larvata has three or four subspecies:1
- L. l. vinacea
- L. l. nigricollis
- Central and southern Mali east to southwestern Sudan, western and southern South Sudan, northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and northern Uganda
- Breast lavender-grey
- L. l. larvata
- Southeastern Sudan, eastern South Sudan and western Ethiopia
- Breast deep red
Habitat
Ranges from dry thicket to grassland and bamboo.
Behaviour
Thinly distributed. Usually found in pairs or small groups; often with waxbills.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill F & Wright M. 2008. Birds of the World: Recommended English Names. Princeton University Press, Princeton NJ, USA. 2006. ISBN 9780691128276 Update (2008) downloaded from http://worldbirdnames.org/names.html.
- Sinclair I & Ryan P. 2003. Birds of Africa south of the Sahara. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0620207299
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-faced Firefinch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-faced_Firefinch
