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;[[:Category:Lagonosticta|Lagonosticta]] senegala | ;[[:Category:Lagonosticta|Lagonosticta]] senegala | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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| − | [[Image:Red billed firefinchpair.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Photo | + | [[Image:Red billed firefinchpair.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Male and Female<br />Photo by {{user|volker+sthamer|volker sthamer}}<br />Addis Ababa. [[Ethiopia]], November, 2009]] |
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''Lagonosticta senegala'' has six subspecies:<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | ''Lagonosticta senegala'' has six subspecies:<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | ||
*''L. s. senegala'' | *''L. s. senegala'' | ||
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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. | 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== | ==References== | ||
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{{GSearch|Lagonosticta+senegala}} | {{GSearch|Lagonosticta+senegala}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Lagonosticta]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Lagonosticta]] | ||
Revision as of 12:07, 9 December 2016
- 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.
Distribution
Sub-Saharan Africa
Taxonomy
Subspecies
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
Diet includes seeds and grain.
Vocalisation
Its song is a rising chick-pea-pea-pea.
Breeding
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, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Red-billed Firefinch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 17 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Red-billed_Firefinch
