Landana Firefinch (Lagonosticta landanae)

Other Names (World)
Landana Firefinch, Pale-billed Firefinch

Family
Estrildidae (Waxbills)

Size
10 cm

First Described (Guide)
Sharpe, 1890

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest, lowland dry shrubland, lowland seasonally wet / flooded grassland, dry savanna. From sea-level - 1,800 m, occasionally up to 2,420 m.

Range (Guide)

Angola, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Congo [The Democratic Republic of the].

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status NR
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (3)...)

Landana Firefinch (Lagonosticta landanae) [XC701427]
by id from River Valley - Morro de Moco (ANGOLA BIRDING ROUTE), Angola (call)

Landana Firefinch (Lagonosticta landanae) [XC701416]
by Ken Behrens from River Valley - Morro de Moco (ANGOLA BIRDING ROUTE), Angola (call)

Subspecies
African Firefinch (Lagonosticta rubricata) and Landana Firefinch (Lagonosticta landanae) (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) are retained as separate species contra Dowsett and Forbes-Watson (1993) who include landanae as a subspecies of African Firefinch (Lagonosticta rubricata).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

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