Jameson's Firefinch
Lagonosticta rhodopareia
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyEstrildidae (Waxbills and Allies)
- GenusLagonosticta (Firefinches)
- SpeciesLagonosticta rhodopareia (Jameson's Firefinch)
Closest Relatives at iSimangaliso Wetland Park
African Firefinch
Lagonosticta rubricata
Red-billed Firefinch
Lagonosticta senegala
Black-tailed Grey Waxbill
Estrilda perreini
Bronze Mannikin
Lonchura cucullata
Pink-throated Twinspot
Hypargos margaritatus
Green-backed Twinspot
Mandingoa nitidula
Brown-backed Munia
Lonchura nigriceps
Black-and-white Mannikin
Lonchura bicolor
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu
Uraeginthus angolensis
Magpie Mannikin
Lonchura fringilloides
Green-winged Pytilia
Pytilia melba
Orangebreast
Amandava subflava
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 2 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 3 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 6 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 7 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 8 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 9 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 11 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 12 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 13 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 14 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 15 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 16 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 17 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 18 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 19 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 20 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Jameson's Firefinch in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Jameson's Firefinch sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Jameson's Firefinch in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Jameson's Firefinch in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.