Garden Route National Park
Western Cape · Best Sep to Apr
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Red-billed Firefinch
Lagonosticta senegala
The red-billed firefinch or Senegal firefinch (Lagonosticta senegala) is a small passerine bird.
Species insights
When to visit
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.
Best monthsAny month
Records1,175 records
Curve from 1,175 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Where you'll find it
Limpopo and beyond
Provinces where Red-billed Firefinch is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
1,175 records, iNaturalist
Parks where hosts record the Red-billed Firefinch
Stays that give back
Across the Western Cape
Wilderness Ebb-and-Flow Rest Camp
Garden Route National Park
From R 287a night
Red-billed Firefinch recorded here
Karoo Rest Camp
Karoo National Park
From R 437a night
Red-billed Firefinch recorded here
Nature’s Valley Rest Camp (Tsitsikamma)
Garden Route National Park
From R 294a night
Red-billed Firefinch recorded here
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From R 3,500a night
The Alphen Boutique Hotel & Spa
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The Whale Coast
Next stop
Southern right whales, sea cliffs, and Hermanus's harbour town
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When and where to find the Red-billed Firefinch
Hosts have recorded the Red-billed Firefinch at stays in or beside Garden Route National Park, Karoo National Park and Tsitsikamma National Park.
Best hours of the day
- The first hours after sunrise, and late afternoon. Birds call and feed most in the cool.
- Midday. Quieter, especially in summer heat.
Where to base yourself
Western Cape
Garden Route · Karoo
Western CapeSelf-driveMalaria-freeStays in Western CapeEastern Cape
Tsitsikamma
Eastern CapeSelf-driveStays in Eastern Cape
Ways to look
Drive yourself
Your own vehicle and pace, on the park's roads.
Where hosts record it
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Species
Lagonosticta senegala
Records
1,175
iNaturalist observations
Every booking on Spekboom supports conservation.
Questions travellers ask
A record means a host has seen the Red-billed Firefinch on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.
Which parks and reserves are best for the Red-billed Firefinch in Western Cape?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Red-billed Firefinch at stays in or beside Garden Route National Park, Karoo 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. 3 places to stay on Spekboom in Western 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. Garden Route National Park: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; Karoo National Park: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; 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.