African Firefinch
Lagonosticta rubricata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyEstrildidae (Waxbills and Allies)
- GenusLagonosticta (Firefinches)
- SpeciesLagonosticta rubricata (African Firefinch)
Closest Relatives at Addo Elephant National Park
Red-billed Firefinch
Lagonosticta senegala
Magpie Mannikin
Lonchura fringilloides
Common Swee Waxbill
Coccopygia melanotis
Bronze Mannikin
Lonchura cucullata
Red-headed Finch
Amadina erythrocephala
Black-faced Quailfinch
Ortygospiza atricollis
Southern Fiscal
Lanius collaris
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Cape Wagtail
Motacilla capensis
Red-shouldered Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis nitens
Cape Crow
Corvus capensis
Pied Crow
Corvus albus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a African Firefinch in Addo Elephant National Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a African Firefinch sighting in Addo Elephant National Park, based on 50 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Firefinch in Addo Elephant National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for African Firefinch in Addo Elephant National Park in our monthly data.