African Firefinch
Lagonosticta rubricata(Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)
English (US) African Firefinch
The African Firefinch (Lagonosticta rubricata) 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 rubricata
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- African Firefinch
- Described by
- (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Lagonosticta rubricata polionota
- Lagonosticta rubricata congica
- Lagonosticta rubricata haematocephala
- Lagonosticta rubricata rubricata
- Lagonosticta rubricata landanae
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- F[ringilla] rubricata
- Described by
- (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)
- Type locality
- terra Caff rorum ; restricted to Uitenhage, Cape Province, fide Stresemann, 1954, Ann. Mus. Congo, Zool., new ser. (in quarto), 1, p. 81.
- Original description
- Verzeichniss der Doubletten des zoologischen Museums der Königl. Universität zu Berlin nebst Beschreibung vieler bisher unbekannter Arten von Säugethieren, Vögeln, Amphibien und Fischen p.27
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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