
Red-billed Firefinch
The red-billed firefinch or Senegal firefinch (Lagonosticta senegala) is a small passerine bird.
Infos sur les espèces
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Curve from 1,175 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property and not from this province. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Limpopo and beyond
Provinces where Red-billed Firefinch is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
1,175 records, iNaturalist
Parcs où les hôtes ont observé l’espèce Red-billed Firefinch
Hébergements engagés
À travers Cap-Oriental
Observé régulièrement · Accueillant pour les ornithologues
Red-billed Firefinch : espèce observée ici
Red-billed Firefinch : espèce observée ici
Red-billed Firefinch : espèce observée ici
Red-billed Firefinch : espèce observée ici
Red-billed Firefinch : espèce observée ici
Red-billed Firefinch : espèce observée ici
Red-billed Firefinch : espèce observée ici
Red-billed Firefinch : espèce observée ici
Accueillant pour les ornithologues
Accueillant pour les ornithologues
Accueillant pour les ornithologues
Forests, lagoons, and Knysna's sheltered bay
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Red-billed Firefinch : quand et où l’observer
Red-billed Firefinch : signalé par des hôtes dans ou près de Addo Elephant National Park, Camdeboo National Park and Mountain Zebra National Park.
Meilleures heures de la journée
- Les premières heures après le lever du soleil, et la fin d’après-midi. Les oiseaux chantent et se nourrissent surtout à la fraîche.
- Midi. Plus calme, surtout par la chaleur d’été.
Façons d’observer
Conduire soi-même
Votre véhicule et votre rythme, sur les routes du parc.
Parcs où l’espèce est signalée
Liste rouge de l’UICN
Least Concern
Espèce
Lagonosticta senegala
Observations
1,175
observations iNaturalist
Chaque réservation sur Spekboom soutient la conservation.
Questions des voyageurs
Une observation signifie qu’un hôte a vu l’espèce Red-billed Firefinch sur place ou à proximité. Ce n’est jamais une garantie de la voir.
Which parks and reserves are best for the Red-billed Firefinch in Eastern Cape?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Red-billed Firefinch at stays in or beside Addo Elephant National Park, Camdeboo National Park, Mountain Zebra National Park and Tsitsikamma National Park. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
Where can you see the Red-billed Firefinch in South Africa?
The Red-billed Firefinch is most recorded in Limpopo (30% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (29% of records), Mpumalanga (22% of records), based on 1,175 iNaturalist observations. 9 places to stay on Spekboom in Eastern Cape have recorded the Red-billed Firefinch on site or nearby.
When is the best time to see the Red-billed Firefinch?
The Red-billed Firefinch is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Addo Elephant National Park: year-round, best Mar-May, Sep-Nov; Camdeboo National Park: year-round, best Mar-May, Sep-Nov; Mountain Zebra National Park: year-round, best Mar-May, Sep-Nov; Tsitsikamma National Park: Apr-Sep. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
What is the conservation status of the Red-billed Firefinch?
The Red-billed Firefinch (Lagonosticta senegala) is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
What is the Red-billed Firefinch?
The red-billed firefinch or Senegal firefinch (Lagonosticta senegala) is a small passerine bird. This estrildid finch is a resident breeding bird in most of Sub-Saharan Africa with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 10,000,000 km2. This species was introduced to Egypt, however, the introduced population has become extinct.

























