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- Lagonosticta senegala
Identification
10cm. The adult male has scarlet plumage and brown wings. The bill is pink, and its eyering is yellow. It can be found with other species such as the Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu. Its song is a rising chick-pea-pea-pea.
Distribution
Sub-Saharan Africa
Taxonomy
Lagonosticta senegala has six subspecies:[1]
- L. s. senegala
- Cape Verde Islands; Senegal and Mali to Nigeria
- L. s. rhodopsis
- L. s. ruberrima
- L. s. brunneiceps
- L. s. somaliensis
- L. s. rendalli
- Southern Angola to southern Tanzania, and central and eastern South Africa
Habitat
Grassland and cultivation.
Behaviour
Its diet includes seeds and grain.
It builds a nest of grass, domed in shape, usually built in a bush. It lays 3-6 white eggs. The Village Indigobird is a parasite of the nests.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Red-billed Firefinch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Red-billed_Firefinch