Lagonosticta rubricata (African Firefinch)

African Firefinch

Lagonosticta rubricata (Lichtenstein, MHC 1823)

The African firefinch, also called the dark firefinch or blue-billed firefinch due to the color of its bill, is a common species of estrildid finch found in almost all parts of Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 5,400,000 km² (2,100,000 sq mi). Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Estrildidae
Genus:
   Lagonosticta
Scientific:
  Lagonosticta rubricata

Original description

Citation:
(Lichtenstein, MHC 1823)

Reference:
Verz. Doubl. zool. Mus. K. Univ. Berlin

Protonym:
F[ringilla] rubricata

Type locality:
terra Caff rorum ; restricted to Uitenhage, Cape Province, fide Stresemann, 1954, Ann. Mus. Congo, Zool., new ser. (in quarto), 1, p. 81.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/89675#page/47/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
A6034D7F44F99D2B

Avibase ID:
avibase-A6034D7F

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/A6034D7F

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 560649

Geographic range:

Lagonosticta rubricata rubricata: South Africa, Eswatini, and Mozambique south of Save River
Lagonosticta rubricata polionota: Guinea to Nigeria
Lagonosticta rubricata [congica or ugandae]: Cameroon southward to northern Angola, eastward to South Sudan, northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and western Uganda
Lagonosticta rubricata haematocephala: eastern South Sudan, Eritrea and Ethiopia southward through Uganda and Kenya to Zambia, eastern Zimbabwe, Malawi, and central Mozambique
Lagonosticta rubricata landanae: Cabinda and lower Congo River to northwestern Angola and southern Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Source: Clements checklist

English:
African Firefinch
Catalan:
amaranta fosca
Czech:
amarant tmavý
Danish:
Mørkerød Amarant
German:
Dunkelamarant
Spanish:
Amaranta Ocre
Finnish:
tuliruusupeippo
French:
Amarante foncé
Croatian:
ružičastoprsa estrilda
Hungarian:
sötétvörös amarant
Italian:
Amaranto africano
Japanese (romaji):
kagerouchou
Japanese:
カゲロウチョウ
Lithuanian:
Afrikinis amarantas
Dutch:
Donkerrode Amarant
Norwegian:
Svartnebbamarant
Polish:
amarantka zmienna
Portuguese:
Peito-de-fogo-de-bico-azul
Portuguese (Portugal):
granadeiro-de-bico-azul
Russian:
Тёмно-красный амарант
Slovak:
amarant tmavý
Serbian:
Tamnocrvena amaranta
Swedish:
Mörkröd amarant
Ukrainian:
Амарант червоний
Chinese:
灰顶火雀
Chinese (Traditional):
灰頂火雀

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: African Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rubricata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): African Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rubricata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): African Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rubricata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): African Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rubricata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): African or Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta [rubricata or landanae])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): African or Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta [rubricata or landanae])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): African or Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta [rubricata or landanae])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): African or Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta [rubricata or landanae])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): African or Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta [rubricata or landanae])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): African or Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta [rubricata or landanae])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): African or Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta [rubricata or landanae])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): African or Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta [rubricata or landanae])
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): African Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rubricata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): African Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rubricata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): African Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rubricata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): African Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rubricata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): African Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rubricata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): African Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rubricata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): African Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rubricata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): African Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rubricata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): African Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rubricata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): African Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rubricata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): African Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rubricata) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022: African Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rubricata) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023: African Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rubricata) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024: African Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rubricata) [version 1]
eBird version 2022: African Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rubricata) [version 1]
eBird version 2023: African Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rubricata) [version 1]
eBird version 2024: African Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rubricata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): African Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rubricata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): African Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rubricata) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): African Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rubricata) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): African Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rubricata) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): African Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rubricata) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): African Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rubricata) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): African Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rubricata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: African Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rubricata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: African Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rubricata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: African Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rubricata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: African Firefinch ( Lagonosticta rubricata) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Lagonosticta [rubricata, rhodopareia, virata or umbrinodorsalis] (sensu lato) by some authors

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