African Firefinch

African Firefinch

Lagonosticta rubricata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Murchison Falls National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
0–10
Jun
0–10
Jul
0–10
Aug
<5
Sep
0–10
Oct
0–10
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
2 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
3 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
10–20%
4 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
5 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
0–10%
6 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
0–10%
7 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
8 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
0–10%
9 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
0–10%
10 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
11 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
12 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
13 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
14 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
15 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
16 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
17 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
18 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
19 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
20 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
21 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
22 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
23 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
24 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
25 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
26 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
27 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
28 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
29 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
30 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
31 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
32 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a African Firefinch in Murchison Falls National Park?

About 4% of visitor-days record a African Firefinch sighting in Murchison Falls National Park, based on 39 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see African Firefinch in Murchison Falls National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for African Firefinch in Murchison Falls National Park in our monthly data.

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