African Firefinch

Lagonosticta rubricata (Lichtenstein, 1823) — also called Blue-billed Firefinch, AFFI. Occurrence records of the African Firefinch are shared on GBIF from around 48 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Iphithi Nature Reserve (839 records), in 5 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernEstrildidae

48reserves with records

3 784records around them

5provinces

LCIUCN category

African Firefinch (Lagonosticta rubricata) — Photo: Alandmanson · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Iphithi Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	839
Springside Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	800
Albert Falls Game ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	345
Ferncliffe Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	343
Empisini Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	168
Ithala Game ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	134
Oribi GorgeProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	108
Barberton Nature ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	90
Tala Game Reserve entrance gateNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	89
Tala Game Reserve receptionNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	89
Elsewhere Game ReservePrivate game reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	89
Woodbush Forest ReserveNature reserve	LP Limpopo	79
Albert Falls Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	71
Cumberland Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	61
Krantzkloof Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	55
T.C. Robertson Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	47
Steiltes nature reserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	38
Ratombo Nature ReserveNature reserve	LP Limpopo	37
Dumaneni ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	37
Dlangala Wildlife SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	28
Mountainlands Nature ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	27
Vernon Crookes Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	27
Lekgalameetse Provincial ParkWildlife sanctuary	LP Limpopo	25
Waterloo Farm lagerstätteProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	20
Sam Knott Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	16
Thohoyandou National Botanical GardenBotanical garden	LP Limpopo	11
Honey Trails: HikingNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	11
Vryheid Hill Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	10
Zingela Safari & River CompanyProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	8
Blouberg PrivaatnatuurreserweNature reserve	LP Limpopo	8
Camdeboo National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	8
Temba Private Game ReservePrivate game reserve	EC Eastern Cape	8
Bezhoek Private Nature ReservePrivate game reserve	MP Mpumalanga	7
Barberton Municipal ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	7
Ann van Dyk Cheetah CentreWildlife sanctuary	NW North West	5
Karkloof FallsNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	5
Somkhanda Game ReserveGame reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	4
Harold Johnson Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	4
Fort Fordyce Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	4
Mariannwood Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	3
Chimp EdenGame reserve	MP Mpumalanga	3
Shamwari Private Game ReserveGame reserve	EC Eastern Cape	3
Cythna Letty Flora ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	3
Hopewell Private Game ReserveGame reserve	EC Eastern Cape	2
Doornkop Fish and Wildlife ReserveGame reserve	MP Mpumalanga	2
Starvation Creek Nature ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	2
Samara Karoo ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	2
MANAVHELA NATURE RESERVENature reserve	LP Limpopo	2

By province

KwaZulu-Natal: 23 reserves
Mpumalanga: 10 reserves
Eastern Cape: 8 reserves
Limpopo: 6 reserves
North West: 1 reserve

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Estrildidae
Scientific name: Lagonosticta rubricata
GBIF taxon: 2493687
Wikidata: Q1077355

More of the Estrildidae family

Common Waxbill Blue Waxbill Bronze Mannikin Swee Waxbill Green-winged Pytilia Jameson's Firefinch Red-billed Firefinch Red-headed Finch Violet-eared Waxbill Black-and-white Mannikin Cut-throat Finch Black-faced Quail-Finch Black-faced Waxbill Pink-throated Twinspot Green Twinspot Grey Waxbill Orange-breasted Waxbill

Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.