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WoodlandCavity nestTiny · 10 g
WoodlandCavity nestTiny · 10 g
When to see the Black-faced Firefinch
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Black-faced Firefinch
Regular range
The map shades 16 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Black-faced Firefinch
The black-faced firefinch is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 2,100,000 km2.
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Easily confused with
Rock FirefinchLagonosticta sanguinodorsalisRock firefinches are sexually dimorphic, where adult males have more brightly colored plumage than adult females.
Black-bellied FirefinchLagonosticta raraThe black-bellied firefinch is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa.
Mali FirefinchLagonosticta virataThe Mali firefinch is a species of estrildid finch found in Western Africa.
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