Red-billed Firefinch
Red-billed Firefinch · BirdGacha
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Illustration · not to scale
- Body Mass
- 9.2 g
- Diet
- Seeds
- Migration
- Resident
⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale
Ecomorphologically adapted beak and agile strike momentum tailored to its foraging competition niche (ATK 64).
Lightweight agility and protective plumage camouflage favoring rapid evasive maneuverability over raw armor (DEF 48).
* These descriptions interpret game abilities, not measured physical strength. Generated scores use body mass, rarity and balancing rules; legacy cards retain manual values.
How to identify
Detailed field marks are not yet available. Use the linked sources to confirm an identification.
Similar species
Species-specific comparison notes are not yet available. Related birds below are not necessarily lookalikes.
Calls & songs
Anne Ndung'u · Sources & credits
🌍 Range & Habitat
6 · Subspecies & regional ranges
- Lagonosticta senegala senegala
Mauritania, Senegal and Gambia to w, c Nigeria
- Lagonosticta senegala rhodopsis
e Nigeria, n, c Cameroon and s Chad to Sudan, w Eritrea and w Ethiopia
- Lagonosticta senegala brunneiceps
c Ethiopia and se Sudan
- Lagonosticta senegala somaliensis
se Ethiopia and s Somalia
- Lagonosticta senegala ruberrima
DR Congo, Uganda and w Kenya to ne Angola, ne Zambia and n Malawi
- Lagonosticta senegala rendalli
s Angola to Mozambique s to South Africa
Frequently asked questions
What is its scientific name?
Lagonosticta senegala
Which family does it belong to?
Waxbills, Munias & Allies (Estrildidae)
Where is it found?
Africa: Western & East-central & Eastern & Southern
Sources & credits
📖 Open Full Article on Wikipedia- IOC World Bird List 15.2 ↗
- AVONET ↗
- Bird illustration credits ↗ · huashu-bird-sticker · PolyForm-Shield-1.0.0
- Illustration reference ↗ · Axel Hochkirch · CC BY-NC
