Red-billed Firefinch
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Red-billed Firefinch

Lagonosticta senegala

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at iSimangaliso Wetland Park
2 Verified records at iSimangaliso Wetland Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The red-billed firefinch or Senegal firefinch (Lagonosticta senegala) is a small seed-eating bird in the family Estrildidae. This is a resident breeding bird in most of Sub-Saharan Africa with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 10,000,000 km2. It was introduced to Egypt, but the population there has become extinct. It was also introduced to southern Algeria where it is currently expanding northward. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at iSimangaliso Wetland Park

Jameson's Firefinch
LC

Jameson's Firefinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lagonosticta rhodopareia

<5% · Rare
African Firefinch
LC

African Firefinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lagonosticta rubricata

Insufficient data
Black-tailed Grey Waxbill

Black-tailed Grey Waxbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Estrilda perreini

10–20% · With luck
Bronze Mannikin

Bronze Mannikin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lonchura cucullata

10–20% · With luck
Pink-throated Twinspot
LC

Pink-throated Twinspot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hypargos margaritatus

10–20% · With luck
Green-backed Twinspot
LC

Green-backed Twinspot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mandingoa nitidula

5–10% · With luck
Brown-backed Munia

Brown-backed Munia

Bird

Lonchura nigriceps

5–10% · With luck
Black-and-white Mannikin

Black-and-white Mannikin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lonchura bicolor

5–10% · Rare
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu
LC

Blue-breasted Cordonbleu

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Uraeginthus angolensis

<5% · Rare
Magpie Mannikin

Magpie Mannikin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lonchura fringilloides

Insufficient data
Green-winged Pytilia
LC

Green-winged Pytilia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pytilia melba

<5% · Rare
Orangebreast
LC

Orangebreast

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Amandava subflava

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Red-billed Firefinch at iSimangaliso Wetland Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
60–70%
2 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
3 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
40–50%
4 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
40–50%
5 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
40–50%
6 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
40–50%
7 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
8 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
30–40%
9 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
10 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
20–30%
11 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
20–30%
12 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
13 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
20–30%
14 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
15 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
20–30%
16 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
20–30%
17 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
18 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
20–30%
19 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
20 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
21 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
22 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
10–20%
23 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
24 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
25 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
26 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
27 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
28 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
29 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
30 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
31 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
10–20%
32 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
33 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
34 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
10–20%
35 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
36 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
5–10%
37 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
38 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
39 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
40 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
41 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
5–10%
42 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
43 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
44 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
45 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
46 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
47 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
48 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
49 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
50 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
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