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Lagonosticta rhodopareia

Jameson´s Firefinch


Lagonosticta rhodopareia

(Heuglin, MT, 1868)
Amaranta de Jameson
Family: Estrildidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Synonyms: E[strelda] rhodopareia.

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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern


Description


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.

Source: Wikipedia, article Lagonosticta rhodopareia. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Count: 3

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Photography ID: 207575
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional Kruger
Mpumalanga
South Africa
05/26/2017
Diego Carus
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Photography ID: 195590
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional de Aberdare
Central
Kenya
03/02/2017
Edith Polverini
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Photography ID: 150724
  Adult
Nairobi
Nairobi
Kenya
02/08/2015
Susana Gomez


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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
58582726/05/2017South AfricaMpumalangaParque Nacional KrugerDiego Carus
55611402/03/2017KenyaCentralParque Nacional de AberdareEdith Polverini
43659408/02/2015KenyaNairobiNairobiSusana Gomez
3913931/10/2010South AfricaMpumalangaSwadini, Blyde River CanyonCarmelo López Abad
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Jameson´s Firefinch (Lagonosticta rhodopareia) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 15/09/2026.