Brown Firefinch
Lagonosticta nitidula
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyEstrildidae (Waxbills and Allies)
- GenusLagonosticta (Firefinches)
- SpeciesLagonosticta nitidula (Brown Firefinch)
Closest Relatives at Kafue National Park
Red-billed Firefinch
Lagonosticta senegala
Jameson's Firefinch
Lagonosticta rhodopareia
African Firefinch
Lagonosticta rubricata
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu
Uraeginthus angolensis
Peters's Twinspot
Hypargos niveoguttatus
Black-faced Quailfinch
Ortygospiza atricollis
Green-winged Pytilia
Pytilia melba
Locustfinch
Paludipasser locustella
Orange-winged Pytilia
Pytilia afra
Bronze Mannikin
Lonchura cucullata
Orangebreast
Amandava subflava
Black-and-white Mannikin
Lonchura bicolor
📅 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 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 2 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 3 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Brown Firefinch in Kafue National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Brown Firefinch sighting in Kafue National Park, based on 32 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Brown Firefinch in Kafue National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Brown Firefinch in Kafue National Park in our monthly data.