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African Firefinch (landanae)
Lagonosticta rubricata landanae Sharpe, RB 1890
The Landana firefinch, also known as the pale-billed firefinch, is a species of estrildid finch found in central Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 100,000 km2. It occurs mainly in southern Gabon and the Republic of Congo; as well as in western Democratic Republic of the Congo and in extreme northwestern Angola. The IUCN has classified the species as being of least concern. Source: Wikipedia
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Estrildidae
Genus:
Lagonosticta
Scientific:
Lagonosticta rubricata landanae
Original description
Citation:
Sharpe, RB 1890
Reference:
Cat. Birds Brit. Mus.
13 p.283 pl.12 fig.1
Protonym:
Lagonosticta landanae
Type locality:
Landana.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/34364#page/303/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
C1898D74DBCD0708
Avibase ID:
avibase-C1898D74
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/C1898D74
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 560644
English:
African Firefinch (landanae)
French:
Amarante foncé (landanae)
African Firefinch (landanae)
French:
Amarante foncé (landanae)
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Landana Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Landana Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): African Firefinch (landanae) ( Lagonosticta rubricata landanae) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): African Firefinch (landanae) ( Lagonosticta rubricata landanae) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): African Firefinch (landanae) ( Lagonosticta rubricata landanae) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| Avilist 2025: Lagonosticta rubricata landanae [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 2] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 2] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 2] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 2] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 2] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 2] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 2] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 2] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 2] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 2] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 2] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Lagonosticta rubricata landanae [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Lagonosticta rubricata landanae [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Lagonosticta rubricata landanae [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Lagonosticta rubricata landanae [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Lagonosticta rubricata landanae [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Lagonosticta rubricata landanae [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Amarante de Landana ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Amarante de Landana ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Pale-billed Waxbill ( Lagonosticta landanae) |
| Clements, version 2021: Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Lagonosticta rubricata landanae [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Lagonosticta rubricata landanae [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Lagonosticta rubricata landanae [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Lagonosticta rubricata landanae [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Pale-billed Waxbill ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 4] |
| Clements 4th edition: Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 2] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 3] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 3] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 3] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 3] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 3] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 3] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 3] |
| Clements 6th edition: Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Pale-billed Fire Finch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Pale-billed Fire Finch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Lagonosticta rubricata landanae [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Lagonosticta rubricata landanae [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Lagonosticta rubricata landanae [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Lagonosticta rubricata landanae [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Lagonosticta rubricata landanae [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Lagonosticta rubricata landanae [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Lagonosticta rubricata landanae [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Landana Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Landana Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Landana Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Landana Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Landana Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Landana Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Landana Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Landana Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Landana Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Landana Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Landana Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Landana Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Landana Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Landana Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Landana Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Landana Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Landana Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Landana Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Landana Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Landana Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Landana Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Landana Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Landana Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Landana Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Landana Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Landana Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Landana Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Landana Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Landana Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Landana Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Landana Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Landana Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Landana Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Landana Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Landana Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Landana Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Landana Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Landana Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Landana Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Landana Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Landana Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Landana Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Landana Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Landana Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Landana Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Landana Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Landana Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Lagonosticta rubricata landanae [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Lagonosticta rubricata landanae [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Lagonosticta rubricata landanae [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Lagonosticta rubricata landanae [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Lagonosticta rubricata landanae [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Pale-billed Waxbill ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 4] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Lagonosticta landanae [version 4] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Lagonosticta landanae [version 4] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Lagonosticta landanae [version 4] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Pale-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta landanae) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Lagonosticta landanae [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Lagonosticta landanae [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: subspecies (candidate for split)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Lagonosticta rubricata
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Czech: amarant světlezobý, Amarant svetlozobý
Danish: Landanaamarant, Landana-amarant
German: Landana Amarant, Landanaamarant
English: African Firefinch (landanae), Landana Firefinch, Pale billed Firefinch, Pale-bill Firefinch, Pale-billed Fire Finch, Pale-billed Firefinch, Pale-billed Waxbill
English, HBW: African Firefinch (Pale-billed)
English (IOC): Landana Firefinch
English (United States): Pale-billed Firefinch
Spanish: Amaranta de landane, Pinzón Candela de Pico Pálido
Spanish (Spain): Amaranta de Landane
Spanish (HBW): Pale-billed Firefinch
Estonian: angoola leekamadiin
Finnish: Angolanruusupeippo
French: Amarante à bec pâle, Amarante de Landana, Amarante foncé (landanae), Sénégali de Landana
Hungarian: világoscsőrű amarant
Italian: Amaranto beccochiaro
Japanese (romaji): randanakougyokuchou, randanakuroharakougyokuchou
Japanese: ランダナクロハラコウギョクチョウ, ランダナコウギョクチョウ
Scientific: Lagonosticta landanae, Lagonosticta rubricata landanae
Lithuanian: Blyškiasnapis amarantas
Dutch: Bleekbekamarant, Bleekbek-amarant
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kongoamarant
Norwegian: Kongoamarant
Polish: amarantka sawannowa
Portuguese: amarante-de-bico-pálido, Granadeiro de bico Palido
Portuguese (Portugal): granadeiro-de-bico-pálido
Russian: Бледноклювый амарант
Slovak: amarant bledozobý
Serbian: Landana amaranta
Swedish: landanaamarant
Turkish: Landana ateşispinozu
Ukrainian: амарант світлодзьобий
Chinese: 淡嘴火雀
Chinese (Traditional): 粉紅腹火雀
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