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ShrublandDomed nestTiny · 11 g
ShrublandDomed nestTiny · 11 g
When to see the Brown Firefinch
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Brown Firefinch
Regular range
The map shades 12 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Brown Firefinch
The brown firefinch is a common species of estrildid finch found in Southern Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 1,300,000 km2.
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Easily confused with
Bar-breasted FirefinchLagonosticta rufopictaThe bar-breasted firefinch with a red head and breast and white barring or speckling on the breast.
Black-bellied FirefinchLagonosticta raraThe black-bellied firefinch is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa.
Rock FirefinchLagonosticta sanguinodorsalisRock firefinches are sexually dimorphic, where adult males have more brightly colored plumage than adult females.
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