African Firefinch
Lagonosticta rubricata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyEstrildidae (Waxbills and Allies)
- GenusLagonosticta (Firefinches)
- SpeciesLagonosticta rubricata (African Firefinch)
Closest Relatives at Nyungwe National Park
Red-billed Firefinch
Lagonosticta senegala
Black-crowned Waxbill
Estrilda nonnula
Dusky Crimson-wing
Cryptospiza jacksoni
Kandt's Waxbill
Estrilda kandti
Yellow-bellied Waxbill
Coccopygia quartinia
Gray-headed Negrofinch
Nigrita canicapillus
Fawn-breasted Waxbill
Estrilda paludicola
Bronze Mannikin
Lonchura cucullata
Red-faced Crimson-wing
Cryptospiza reichenovii
White-breasted Negrofinch
Nigrita fusconotus
Black-and-white Mannikin
Lonchura bicolor
Abyssinian Crimson-wing
Cryptospiza salvadorii
📅 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 Nyungwe National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a African Firefinch sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 13 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Firefinch in Nyungwe National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for African Firefinch in Nyungwe National Park in our monthly data.