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Black-bellied firefinch

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Black-bellied firefinch
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Estrildidae
Genus: Lagonosticta
Species:
L. rara
Binomial name
Lagonosticta rara
(Antinori, 1864)

The black-bellied firefinch (Lagonosticta rara) is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa.

It is native to the Guinean forest–savanna mosaic, the southern Sahel and northern Sudan (region). It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 2,300,000 km2.

The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Lagonosticta rara". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22719444A94628350. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22719444A94628350.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.