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 LC    Vinaceous Firefinch* Id (Atlas):
    Lagonosticta vinacea

Description (10)
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Other Names (World)
Vinaceous Firefinch, Black-faced Firefinch, Grey Firefinch, Gray Firefinch, Grey Black-faced Firefinch, Gray Black-faced Firefinch, Vinaceous Waxbill

Family
Estrildidae (Waxbills)

Size
10 - 11 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Hartlaub, 1857)

Habitat
Dry savanna. Also, subtropical and tropical lowland dry shrubland.

Range (Guide)
Gambia, Guinea, Mali, Senegal.

Senegal and Gambia east to Guinea and western Mali (to Mandinga Mts).
 
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 (2012).

Status LC
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Pairs or small family groups. Often seen foraging on the ground.

Nest
Composed of grass and plant fiber, often lined with small feathers.

Eggs (Guide)
4; white. Incubation: 11 - 13 days.

Young
Fledge in 18 - 21 days.

Subspecies
Vinaceous Firefinch (Lagonosticta vinacea) and Ethiopian Firefinch (Lagonosticta larvata) have been lumped into Lagonosticta larvata following Dowsett and Forbes-Watson (1993).

Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Ethiopian Firefinch (Lagonosticta larvata).

No subspecies.


References
See References.


Files:
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