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Male Red-billed Firefinch at Tarangire, Tanzania A bird so red it needs to have both "red" and "fire" in its name. Africa,Lagonosticta senegala,Red-billed Firefinch,Tanzania,Tarangire,Tarangire National Park Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Male Red-billed Firefinch at Tarangire, Tanzania

A bird so red it needs to have both "red" and "fire" in its name.

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  1. great to see both sexes, it seems in nature the boys stand out Posted 11 years ago
    1. Most definitely in birds. Posted 11 years ago

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The Red-billed Firefinch or Senegal Firefinch is a small passerine bird. This estrildid finch is a resident breeding bird in most of sub-Saharan Africa with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 10,000,000 km². This species was introduced to Egypt, however, the introduced population has become extinct.

Similar species: Perching Birds
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Oct 6, 2013. Captured Aug 30, 2013 12:26.
  • NIKON D800
  • f/5.6
  • 1/800s
  • ISO900
  • 400mm