Brown Firefinch (Lagonosticta nitidula)
About the Brown Firefinch
The brown firefinch (Lagonosticta nitidula) is a common species of estrildid finch found in Southern Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 1,300,000 km2. It is found in Angola, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, southern Tanzania and northern areas of Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe. The IUCN has classified the species as being of least concern. Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds BirdLife International species factsheet
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 10 recordings for this species: 1 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Botswana, Namibia, Zambia in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegalarecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.