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The bar-breasted firefinch (Lagonosticta rufopicta) is a common species of estrildid finch found in western and central Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 2,900,000 km².
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Bar-breasted 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 senegala
- Lagonosticta nitidula
- Lagonosticta rubricata
- Lagonosticta rhodopareia
- Neochmia phaeton
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Estrildidae
- Genus
- Lagonosticta
- Species
- Lagonosticta rufopicta
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