Black-faced firefinch
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L. larvata
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| Lagonosticta larvata (Rüppell, 1841)
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The black-faced firefinch (Lagonosticta larvata) is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 2,100,000 km².
It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo and Uganda. The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern.
Lagonosticta vinacea was a separate species, but findings by Dowsett and Forbes-Watson in 1993 led to reassigning of the L. vinacea species as a population under L. larvata.
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- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Lagonosticta
- Birds of Africa
- Birds of Benin
- Birds of Burkina Faso
- Birds of Cameroon
- Birds of the Central African Republic
- Birds of Chad
- Birds of the Republic of the Congo
- Birds of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Birds of Ivory Coast
- Birds of Ethiopia
- Birds of the Gambia
- Birds of Ghana
- Birds of Guinea-Bissau
- Birds of Mali
- Birds of Niger
- Birds of Nigeria
- Birds of Senegal
- Birds of Sierra Leone
- Birds of Sudan
- Birds of Togo
- Birds of Uganda
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