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 LC    Mali Firefinch* Id (Atlas):
    Lagonosticta virata Endemic

Description (10)
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Other Names (World)
Mali Firefinch, Kulikoro Firefinch, Blue-billed Firefinch, Grey-backed Firefinch, Gray-backed Firefinch

Family
Estrildidae (Waxbills)

Size
10 - 11 cm

First Described (Guide)
Bates, 1932

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland dry grassland and shrubland.

Range (Guide)
Mali (B).

Vagrant to Senegal (NB).

Eastern Senegal and southern Mali.
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (2)...)

 
Mali Firefinch (Lagonosticta virata) [XC405707]
     by id from Dindefelo-Segou, K\u00e9dougou, Senegal (song)

 
Mali Firefinch (Lagonosticta virata) [XC235256]
     by Bram Piot from Parc national de Bamako, Mali (call, song)

Subspecies
Jameson's Firefinch (Lagonosticta rhodopareia) and Chad Firefinch (Lagonosticta umbrinodorsalis) (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) are been lumped into Lagonosticta rhodopareia, while retaining virata (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) as a separate species contra Dowsett and Forbes-Watson (1993) who lump all three taxa into Jameson's Firefinch (Lagonosticta rhodopareia). This treatment is under review by the BirdLife Taxonomic Working Group.

Has been suggested as forming a superspecies with Chad Firefinch (Lagonosticta umbrinodorsalis) and Jameson's Firefinch (Lagonosticta rhodopareia), and the three sometimes treated as conspecific. Superspecies treatment, if appropriate, would presumably include also recently described Rock Firefinch (Lagonosticta sanguinodorsalis).

No subspecies.


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Mali Firefinch (Lagonosticta virata) - 10 files


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