Red-billed Firefinch
Lagonosticta senegala
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyEstrildidae (Waxbills and Allies)
- GenusLagonosticta (Firefinches)
- SpeciesLagonosticta senegala (Red-billed Firefinch)
Closest Relatives at Hwange National Park
Jameson's Firefinch
Lagonosticta rhodopareia
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu
Uraeginthus angolensis
Violet-eared Waxbill
Uraeginthus granatinus
Cut-throat
Amadina fasciata
Green-winged Pytilia
Pytilia melba
Black-faced Waxbill
Estrilda erythronotos
Black-faced Quailfinch
Ortygospiza atricollis
Orange-winged Pytilia
Pytilia afra
Bronze Mannikin
Lonchura cucullata
Orangebreast
Amandava subflava
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser mahali
📅 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 Red-billed Firefinch in Hwange National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Red-billed Firefinch sighting in Hwange National Park, based on 22 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red-billed Firefinch in Hwange National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Red-billed Firefinch in Hwange National Park in our monthly data.