Where does the Red-billed Firefinch live?
Lagonosticta senegala has 148,785 records in 48 countries and territories, from 1859 to 2026. Most records come from South Africa.
- 148,785 records
- 48 places
- 121 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesPasseriformesEstrildidaeLagonosticta
When it is recorded
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Peak month: November. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 48,292 | |
| Kenya | 23,474 | |
| Uganda | 9,729 | |
| Gambia | 8,352 | |
| Tanzania | 8,133 | |
| Zimbabwe | 7,484 | |
| Nigeria | 7,389 | |
| Senegal | 5,133 | |
| Ethiopia | 4,664 | |
| Zambia | 4,396 | |
| Namibia | 4,151 | |
| Botswana | 3,936 | |
| Rwanda | 3,562 | |
| Ghana | 1,872 | |
| Malawi | 1,468 | |
| Mozambique | 921 | |
| Burkina Faso | 790 | |
| Eswatini | 752 | |
| DR Congo | 579 | |
| Benin | 529 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 465 | |
| Mali | 325 | |
| Guinea | 281 | |
| Djibouti | 229 | |
| Niger | 220 | |
| Algeria | 217 | |
| Chad | 216 | |
| Somalia | 174 | |
| Cameroon | 165 | |
| Sudan | 142 | |
| Angola | 121 | |
| Sierra Leone | 119 | |
| Togo | 106 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 84 | |
| Burundi | 78 | |
| Mauritania | 69 | |
| United States | 45 | |
| Eritrea | 43 | |
| South Sudan | 40 | |
| Liberia | 14 |
Showing the top 40 of 48 places.
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Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.