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Jameson's Firefinch
Lagonosticta rhodopareia (Heuglin, MT 1868)
Jameson's firefinch is a common species of estrildid finch found in Sub-Saharan Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 2,600,000 km2. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Estrildidae
Genus:
Lagonosticta
Scientific:
Lagonosticta rhodopareia
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Estrildidae
Genus:
Lagonosticta
Scientific:
Lagonosticta rhodopareia
Original description
Citation:
(Heuglin, MT 1868)
Reference:
J. f. Orn.
16, no.91 p.16
Protonym:
E[strelda] rhodopareia
Type locality:
Keren, Bogosland [Eritrea] .
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/103094#page/28/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
871F32D9B5572594
Avibase ID:
avibase-871F32D9
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/871F32D9
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 560648
Geographic range:
- Lagonosticta rhodopareia: lowland arid acacia scrub, riparian areas, and rocky hills, from western Ethiopia and southern South Sudan southward through northeastern Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, and southern Democratic Republic of the Congo to Angola, northeastern Namibia, and Mozambique, and southward to southeastern Botswana, northern and eastern South Africa, southward to KwaZulu-Natal), plus Lesotho and Eswatini (but absent in southwestern Africa)
- Lagonosticta rhodopareia rhodopareia: eastern South Sudan, Ethiopia, northeastern Uganda, and northern Kenya
- Lagonosticta rhodopareia jamesoni: Kenya to South Africa
- Lagonosticta rhodopareia ansorgei: Angola, lower Democratic Republic of the Congo (Matadi), and northern Namibia
Source: Clements checklist
Jameson's Firefinch
Afrikaans:
Jamesonvuurvinkie
Bulgarian:
Акациева червена астрилда
Catalan:
amaranta de Jameson
Czech:
amarant růžový
Danish:
Rosenamarant
German:
Rosenamarant
Esperanto:
roza fajrestrildo
Spanish:
Amaranta de Jameson
Spanish (Spain):
Amaranta de Jameson
Estonian:
kõnnu-leekamadiin
Finnish:
punaruusupeippo
French:
Amarante de Jameson
Croatian:
vatrena estrilda
Hungarian:
Jameson-amarant
Italian:
Amaranto di Jameson
Japanese (romaji):
hashijirokougyokuchou
Japanese:
ハシジロコウギョクチョウ
Lithuanian:
Etiopinis amarantas
Dutch:
Roze Amarant
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Skarlaksamarant
Norwegian:
Skarlagenamarant
Polish:
amarantka skromna
Portuguese:
peito-de-fogo-de-jameson
Portuguese (Portugal):
granadeiro-de-jameson
Russian:
Розовый амарант
Slovak:
amarant ružový
Serbian:
Ružičasta amaranta
Swedish:
Jamesons amarant
Turkish:
Jameson ateşispinozu
Ukrainian:
Амарант рожевий
Chinese:
红腹火雀
Chinese (Traditional):
玫紅腹火雀
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| Avilist 2025: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Amarante de Jameson ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Amarante de Jameson ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Jameson's Fire Finch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Jameson's Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rhodopareia) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Lagonosticta rhodopareia [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Lagonosticta rhodopareia [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Lagonosticta [rhodopareia or virata]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Jamesonse Vuurvinkie, Jamesonvuurvinkie, Jamesonvuurvinkie (Jamesonrobbin)
Bulgarian: Акациева червена астрилда
Catalan: amaranta de Jameson
Czech: Amarant ružový, amarant růžový
Danish: Rosenamarant
German: Rosenamarant, Rosen-Amarant
English: Ethiopian Firefinch, Jameson's Fire Finch, Jameson's Firefinch, Pink-backed Firefinch
English (Avilist): Jameson's Firefinch
English, HBW: Jameson's Firefinch
English (IOC): Jameson's Firefinch
English (Kenya): Jameson's Firefinch
English (United States): Jameson's Firefinch
Esperanto: roza fajrestrildo, Rozvanga lagonostikto
Spanish: Amaranta de Jameson, Pinzón Candela de Jameson
Spanish (Spain): Amaranta de Jameson
Spanish (HBW): Jameson's Firefinch
Estonian: kõnnu-leekamadiin
Finnish: Punaruusupeippo
French: Amarante de Jameson
French (Guyane): Amarante de Jameson
Croatian: vatrena estrilda
Hungarian: Jameson-amarant
Italian: Amaranto di Jameson
Japanese (romaji): hashijirokougyokuchou
Japanese: ハシジロコウギョクチョウ, ハシヂロコウギョクチョウ
Scientific: E. [strelda] rhodopareia, Estrelda rhodopareia, Lagonosticta jamesoni, Lagonosticta rhodopareia, Lagonosticta rhodopareia jamesoni, Lagonosticta rhodopareia rhodopareia, Lagonosticta rhodoparia
Lithuanian: Etiopinis amarantas
Dutch: Roze Amarant
Norwegian Nynorsk: Skarlaksamarant
Norwegian: Rosenamarant, Skarlagenamarant
Polish: amarantka skromna
Portuguese: Granadeiro de Jameson, Granadeiro-de-Jameson, peito-de-fogo-de-jameson
Portuguese (Angola): Peito-de-fogo de Jameson
Portuguese (Portugal): granadeiro-de-jameson
Russian: Розовый амарант
Slovak: amarant ružový
Serbian: Ružičasta amaranta
Swedish: Jamesons amarant
Swahili: Mtolondo wa Jameson
Turkish: Jameson ateşispinozu
Ukrainian: Амарант рожевий
Chinese: 红腹火雀
Chinese (Traditional): 玫紅腹火雀
Zulu: insewane
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