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 Niokolo-Koba National Park
Black-faced Firefinch
Lagonosticta larvata
Bar-breasted Firefinch
Lagonosticta rufopicta
Black-bellied Firefinch
Lagonosticta rara
Mali Firefinch
Lagonosticta virata
Black-rumped Waxbill
Estrilda troglodytes
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
Uraeginthus bengalus
Orange-cheeked Waxbill
Estrilda melpoda
Lavender Waxbill
Estrilda caerulescens
Red-winged Pytilia
Pytilia phoenicoptera
Bronze Mannikin
Lonchura cucullata
Cut-throat
Amadina fasciata
Black-faced Quailfinch
Ortygospiza atricollis
📅 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 Niokolo-Koba National Park?
About 64% of visitor-days record a Red-billed Firefinch sighting in Niokolo-Koba National Park, based on 203 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red-billed Firefinch in Niokolo-Koba National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Red-billed Firefinch in Niokolo-Koba National Park in our monthly data.