African Firefinch
Lagonosticta rubricata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyEstrildidae (Waxbills and Allies)
- GenusLagonosticta (Firefinches)
- SpeciesLagonosticta rubricata (African Firefinch)
Closest Relatives at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park
Red-billed Firefinch
Lagonosticta senegala
Jameson's Firefinch
Lagonosticta rhodopareia
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu
Uraeginthus angolensis
Green-winged Pytilia
Pytilia melba
Bronze Mannikin
Lonchura cucullata
Pink-throated Twinspot
Hypargos margaritatus
Black-tailed Grey Waxbill
Estrilda perreini
Common Swee Waxbill
Coccopygia melanotis
Black-and-white Mannikin
Lonchura bicolor
Black-faced Quailfinch
Ortygospiza atricollis
Green-backed Twinspot
Mandingoa nitidula
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
📅 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 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?
About 14% of visitor-days record a African Firefinch sighting in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, based on 37 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Firefinch in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for African Firefinch in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park in our monthly data.