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 Moremi Game Reserve
Red-billed Firefinch
Lagonosticta senegala
Brown Firefinch
Lagonosticta nitidula
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu
Uraeginthus angolensis
Black-faced Waxbill
Estrilda erythronotos
Green-winged Pytilia
Pytilia melba
Violet-eared Waxbill
Uraeginthus granatinus
Black-faced Quailfinch
Ortygospiza atricollis
Red-headed Finch
Amadina erythrocephala
Orangebreast
Amandava subflava
Cut-throat
Amadina fasciata
Bronze Mannikin
Lonchura cucullata
Burchell's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis australis
📅 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 Moremi Game Reserve?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Jameson's Firefinch sighting in Moremi Game Reserve, based on 88 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Jameson's Firefinch in Moremi Game Reserve?
September has the highest sighting rate for Jameson's Firefinch in Moremi Game Reserve in our monthly data.