Jameson's Firefinch

Jameson's Firefinch

Lagonosticta rhodopareia

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Tarangire National Park
13 Verified records at Tarangire National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Jameson's firefinch (Lagonosticta rhodopareia) is a common species of estrildid finch, sparsely spread across sub-Saharan Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 2,600,000 km2. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Jameson's Firefinch sighting in Tarangire National Park, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ 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 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
20–30%
2 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
3 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
4 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
5 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
6 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
7 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
5–10%
8 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
9 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
5–10%
10 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
11 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
12 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
5–10%
13 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
14 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
<5%
15 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
16 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
17 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
18 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
19 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
20 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
21 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
Insufficient data
22 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
23 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
24 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
25 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Jameson's Firefinch in Tarangire National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Jameson's Firefinch sighting in Tarangire National Park, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Jameson's Firefinch in Tarangire National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Jameson's Firefinch in Tarangire National Park in our monthly data.

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