Black-bellied Firefinch
Lagonosticta rara(Antinori, O, 1864)
English (US) Black-bellied Firefinch
The Black-bellied Firefinch (Lagonosticta rara) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Estrildidae (Munias, Parrotfinches, Waxbills, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Lagonosticta rara
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-bellied Firefinch
- Described by
- (Antinori, O, 1864)
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The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Lagonosticta rara forbesi
- Lagonosticta rara rara
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Habropyga rara
- Described by
- (Antinori, O, 1864)
- Type locality
- between White Nile and Bahr el Ghazal.
- Original description
- Catalogo descrittivo di una collezione di uccelli fatta nell'interno dell'Affrica centrale nord dal maggio 1859 al luglio 1861 p.72
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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