African Firefinch
Lagonosticta rubricata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyEstrildidae (Waxbills and Allies)
- GenusLagonosticta (Firefinches)
- SpeciesLagonosticta rubricata (African Firefinch)
Closest Relatives at Nairobi National Park
Red-billed Firefinch
Lagonosticta senegala
Purple Grenadier
Uraeginthus ianthinogaster
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
Uraeginthus bengalus
Bronze Mannikin
Lonchura cucullata
Black-faced Quailfinch
Ortygospiza atricollis
Crimson-rumped Waxbill
Estrilda rhodopyga
Black-faced Waxbill
Estrilda erythronotos
Black-and-white Mannikin
Lonchura bicolor
Orangebreast
Amandava subflava
Yellow-bellied Waxbill
Coccopygia quartinia
Cut-throat
Amadina fasciata
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
📅 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 Nairobi National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a African Firefinch sighting in Nairobi National Park, based on 73 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Firefinch in Nairobi National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for African Firefinch in Nairobi National Park in our monthly data.