Genus

Firefinches

Lagonosticta

8 species in our catalog · found in 51 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Lagonosticta senegala

60–70% · Likely

Lagonosticta rhodopareia

20–30% · Possible

Lagonosticta rubricata

10–20% · With luck

Lagonosticta rara

5–10% · With luck

Lagonosticta larvata

5–10% · With luck

Lagonosticta rufopicta

Insufficient data

Lagonosticta nitidula

5–10% · With luck

Lagonosticta virata

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

20–30

Jan

20–30

Feb

20–30

Mar

20–30

Apr

20–30

May

20–30

Jun

20–30

Jul

20–30

Aug

20–30

Sep

20–30

Oct

20–30

Nov

20–30

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Firefinches

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	P(≥1)
1	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	5	60–70%
	Red-billed Firefinch			60–70%
	Black-faced Firefinch			5–10%
	Bar-breasted Firefinch			<5%
	Black-bellied Firefinch			<5%
	Mali Firefinch			Insufficient data
2	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	60–70%
	Red-billed Firefinch			50–60%
	African Firefinch			5–10%
3	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2	50–60%
	Red-billed Firefinch			40–50%
	African Firefinch			5–10%
4	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	50–60%
	Red-billed Firefinch			40–50%
	African Firefinch			5–10%
	Black-bellied Firefinch			Insufficient data
5	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	50–60%
	Red-billed Firefinch			30–40%
	Jameson's Firefinch			20–30%
6	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	3	50–60%
	Red-billed Firefinch			40–50%
	Jameson's Firefinch			10–20%
	African Firefinch			Insufficient data
7	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2	40–50%
	Red-billed Firefinch			40–50%
	African Firefinch			10–20%
8	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	40–50%
	Red-billed Firefinch			30–40%
	African Firefinch			5–10%
	Black-bellied Firefinch			Insufficient data
9	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	40–50%
	Red-billed Firefinch			20–30%
	African Firefinch			10–20%
	Jameson's Firefinch			5–10%
10	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	3	30–40%
	Red-billed Firefinch			20–30%
	Jameson's Firefinch			10–20%
	African Firefinch			Insufficient data
11	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	3	30–40%
	Red-billed Firefinch			20–30%
	Jameson's Firefinch			5–10%
	African Firefinch			<5%
12	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	30–40%
	Red-billed Firefinch			30–40%
	African Firefinch			5–10%
	Jameson's Firefinch			Insufficient data
13	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	4	30–40%
	Red-billed Firefinch			20–30%
	Jameson's Firefinch			5–10%
	Brown Firefinch			5–10%
	African Firefinch			<5%
14	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	30–40%
	Red-billed Firefinch			10–20%
	Jameson's Firefinch			10–20%
	African Firefinch			10–20%
15	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	20–30%
	Red-billed Firefinch			20–30%
	African Firefinch			Insufficient data
16	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	5	20–30%
	Red-billed Firefinch			20–30%
	African Firefinch			5–10%
	Bar-breasted Firefinch			Insufficient data
	Black-faced Firefinch			Insufficient data
	Black-bellied Firefinch			Insufficient data
17	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5	20–30%
	Red-billed Firefinch			10–20%
	Bar-breasted Firefinch			5–10%
	African Firefinch			<5%
	Black-bellied Firefinch			<5%
	Black-faced Firefinch			Insufficient data
18	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	20–30%
	Red-billed Firefinch			20–30%
	African Firefinch			<5%
19	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	20–30%
	Red-billed Firefinch			10–20%
	Jameson's Firefinch			10–20%
	African Firefinch			5–10%
20	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	2	20–30%
	Red-billed Firefinch			20–30%
	African Firefinch			Insufficient data
21	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	3	20–30%
	Red-billed Firefinch			10–20%
	African Firefinch			5–10%
	Jameson's Firefinch			<5%
22	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	3	20–30%
	Red-billed Firefinch			20–30%
	African Firefinch			<5%
	Jameson's Firefinch			Insufficient data
23	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	20–30%
	Red-billed Firefinch			10–20%
	Jameson's Firefinch			5–10%
	African Firefinch			Insufficient data
24	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4	20–30%
	Red-billed Firefinch			10–20%
	Bar-breasted Firefinch			Insufficient data
	African Firefinch			<5%
	Black-bellied Firefinch			Insufficient data
25	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	20–30%
	Red-billed Firefinch			20–30%
	African Firefinch			<5%
	Jameson's Firefinch			<5%
26	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	20–30%
	African Firefinch			10–20%
	Red-billed Firefinch			5–10%
	Jameson's Firefinch			Insufficient data
27	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	20–30%
	Red-billed Firefinch			20–30%
28	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	20–30%
	Red-billed Firefinch			10–20%
	African Firefinch			<5%
	Jameson's Firefinch			Insufficient data
29	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	10–20%
	Red-billed Firefinch			10–20%
	African Firefinch			<5%
	Jameson's Firefinch			<5%
30	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	10–20%
	Red-billed Firefinch			10–20%
	African Firefinch			5–10%
	Jameson's Firefinch			<5%
31	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	3	10–20%
	Red-billed Firefinch			10–20%
	Jameson's Firefinch			5–10%
	Brown Firefinch			<5%
32	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	3	10–20%
	Red-billed Firefinch			10–20%
	Jameson's Firefinch			5–10%
	Brown Firefinch			<5%
33	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	10–20%
	Red-billed Firefinch			10–20%
34	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	10–20%
	Red-billed Firefinch			10–20%
	Jameson's Firefinch			<5%
	African Firefinch			<5%
35	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5	10–20%
	Black-bellied Firefinch			5–10%
	African Firefinch			<5%
	Red-billed Firefinch			<5%
	Bar-breasted Firefinch			Insufficient data
	Black-faced Firefinch			Insufficient data
36	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	10–20%
	Red-billed Firefinch			10–20%
	African Firefinch			Insufficient data
37	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	10–20%
	Jameson's Firefinch			5–10%
	Red-billed Firefinch			5–10%
38	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	10–20%
	Red-billed Firefinch			5–10%
	Jameson's Firefinch			<5%
	African Firefinch			Insufficient data
39	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	5–10%
	Red-billed Firefinch			5–10%
	African Firefinch			<5%
	Jameson's Firefinch			Insufficient data
40	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2	5–10%
	Red-billed Firefinch			5–10%
	African Firefinch			<5%
41	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	5–10%
	African Firefinch			5–10%
	Red-billed Firefinch			Insufficient data
42	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	5–10%
	Red-billed Firefinch			5–10%
	African Firefinch			Insufficient data
43	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	5–10%
	Red-billed Firefinch			5–10%
	Jameson's Firefinch			<5%
	African Firefinch			Insufficient data
44	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	<5%
	Red-billed Firefinch			<5%
	African Firefinch			<5%
45	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	<5%
	Red-billed Firefinch			Insufficient data
46	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	<5%
	Red-billed Firefinch			Insufficient data
	African Firefinch			Insufficient data
	Black-bellied Firefinch			Insufficient data
47	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	<5%
	Jameson's Firefinch			<5%
	African Firefinch			Insufficient data
	Red-billed Firefinch			Insufficient data
48	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Red-billed Firefinch			Insufficient data
49	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1	<5%
	Red-billed Firefinch			Insufficient data
50	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	African Firefinch			Insufficient data
51	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	<5%
	Red-billed Firefinch			Insufficient data

Firefinches

Species in this group

Red-billed Firefinch

Jameson's Firefinch

African Firefinch

Black-bellied Firefinch

Black-faced Firefinch

Bar-breasted Firefinch

Brown Firefinch

Mali Firefinch

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Firefinches

Parks Ranked