Red-billed Firefinch
Lagonosticta senegala
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyEstrildidae (Waxbills and Allies)
- GenusLagonosticta (Firefinches)
- SpeciesLagonosticta senegala (Red-billed Firefinch)
Closest Relatives at Murchison Falls National Park
Bar-breasted Firefinch
Lagonosticta rufopicta
African Firefinch
Lagonosticta rubricata
Black-bellied Firefinch
Lagonosticta rara
Black-faced Firefinch
Lagonosticta larvata
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
Uraeginthus bengalus
Bronze Mannikin
Lonchura cucullata
Black-rumped Waxbill
Estrilda troglodytes
Fawn-breasted Waxbill
Estrilda paludicola
Black-faced Quailfinch
Ortygospiza atricollis
Green-winged Pytilia
Pytilia melba
Black-and-white Mannikin
Lonchura bicolor
Red-winged Pytilia
Pytilia phoenicoptera
📅 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 Red-billed Firefinch in Murchison Falls National Park?
About 16% of visitor-days record a Red-billed Firefinch sighting in Murchison Falls National Park, based on 159 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red-billed Firefinch in Murchison Falls National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Red-billed Firefinch in Murchison Falls National Park in our monthly data.