Red-billed Firefinch
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Red-billed Firefinch

Lagonosticta senegala

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Semuliki National Park
2 Verified records at Semuliki National 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 Semuliki National Park

Black-bellied Firefinch
LC

Black-bellied Firefinch

Bird

Lagonosticta rara

Insufficient data
African Firefinch
LC

African Firefinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lagonosticta rubricata

Insufficient data
Bronze Mannikin

Bronze Mannikin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lonchura cucullata

40–50% · Possible
Chestnut-breasted Negrofinch
LC

Chestnut-breasted Negrofinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nigrita bicolor

30–40% · Possible
Gray-headed Negrofinch
LC

Gray-headed Negrofinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nigrita canicapillus

30–40% · Possible
Orange-cheeked Waxbill
LC

Orange-cheeked Waxbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Estrilda melpoda

20–30% · Possible
White-breasted Negrofinch
LC

White-breasted Negrofinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nigrita fusconotus

20–30% · Possible
Red-headed Bluebill
LC

Red-headed Bluebill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Spermophaga ruficapilla

10–20% · With luck
Black-and-white Mannikin

Black-and-white Mannikin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lonchura bicolor

10–20% · With luck
Black-crowned Waxbill
LC

Black-crowned Waxbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Estrilda nonnula

10–20% · With luck
🐦 No photo available
LC

Grant's Bluebill

Bird

Spermophaga poliogenys

10–20% · With luck
Black-bellied Seedcracker
LC

Black-bellied Seedcracker

Bird

Pyrenestes ostrinus

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Red-billed Firefinch at Semuliki National 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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