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LCLeast ConcernSeeds
ShrublandDomed nestTiny · 9 g
ShrublandDomed nestTiny · 9 g
When to see the Jameson's 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 Jameson's Firefinch
Regular range
The map shades 13 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Jameson's Firefinch
Jameson's firefinch is a common species of estrildid finch, sparsely spread across sub-Saharan Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 2,600,000 km2.
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Easily confused with
African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricataThe African firefinch is a small red or red and brown species of estrildid finch.
Brown FirefinchLagonosticta nitidulaThe brown firefinch is a common species of estrildid finch found in Southern Africa.
Bar-breasted FirefinchLagonosticta rufopictaThe bar-breasted firefinch with a red head and breast and white barring or speckling on the breast.
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