Mali Firefinch
Lagonosticta virataBates, GL, 1932
English (US) Mali Firefinch
The Mali Firefinch (Lagonosticta virata) 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: southeastern Senegal and southern Mali (upper Niger River to Guinea border)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Lagonosticta virata
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Mali Firefinch
- Described by
- Bates, GL, 1932
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Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Lagonosticta rubricata virata
- Described by
- Bates, GL, 1932
- Type locality
- Kulikoro, French Sudan.
- Original description
- Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 53 p.7
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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