African Firefinch
Lagonosticta rubricata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyEstrildidae (Waxbills and Allies)
- GenusLagonosticta (Firefinches)
- SpeciesLagonosticta rubricata (African Firefinch)
Closest Relatives at Kibale National Park
Red-billed Firefinch
Lagonosticta senegala
Bar-breasted Firefinch
Lagonosticta rufopicta
Black-bellied Firefinch
Lagonosticta rara
Bronze Mannikin
Lonchura cucullata
Gray-headed Negrofinch
Nigrita canicapillus
White-breasted Negrofinch
Nigrita fusconotus
Black-crowned Waxbill
Estrilda nonnula
Black-and-white Mannikin
Lonchura bicolor
Red-headed Bluebill
Spermophaga ruficapilla
Magpie Mannikin
Lonchura fringilloides
Black-bellied Seedcracker
Pyrenestes ostrinus
White-collared Oliveback
Nesocharis ansorgei
📅 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 Kibale National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a African Firefinch sighting in Kibale National Park, based on 72 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Firefinch in Kibale National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for African Firefinch in Kibale National Park in our monthly data.