Black-faced Firefinch

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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Where the Black-faced Firefinch lives

When to see the Black-faced Firefinch

Peak activity in March · a resident species across most of its range

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.