Chad Firefinch
Lagonosticta umbrinodorsalisReichenow, A, 1910
English (US) Chad Firefinch
The Chad Firefinch (Lagonosticta umbrinodorsalis) 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.
Range: dry grassland of southern Chad and adjacent northern CameroonRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Lagonosticta umbrinodorsalis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Chad Firefinch
- Described by
- Reichenow, A, 1910
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Reichenow, A, 1910
- Type locality
- Upper Benue River, Adamawa. [Possibly = polionota; type is an immature.]
- Original description
- Ornithologische Monatsberichte 18 p.82
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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