Red-billed Firefinch

The red-billed firefinch or Senegal firefinch (Lagonosticta senegala) is a small seed-eating bird in the family Estrildidae. This is a resident breeding bird in most of Sub-Saharan Africa with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 10,000,000 km2. It was introduced to Egypt, but the population there has become extinct. It was also introduced to southern Algeria where it is currently expanding northward.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Red-billed Firefinch being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Lagonosticta rufopicta
• Lagonosticta rhodopareia
• Lagonosticta nitidula
• Neochmia phaeton
• Lagonosticta rubricata

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Aves

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Estrildidae

Genus

Lagonosticta

Species

Lagonosticta senegala

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