Jameson's Firefinch
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Order: Passeriformes
Family: Estrildidae

[Photo] Jameson's Firefinch (Lagonosticta rhodopareia). Walter Sisulu Botanical Gardens, 08 July 2006. Source: Flickr (www.flickr.com/photos/jo_mur/186274580/). Author: Johann du Pereez (www.flickr.com/photos/jo_mur/).

Jameson's Firefinch (Lagonosticta rhodopareia) is a common species of estrildid finch found in Southern Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 2,600,000 km².

It is found in Angola, Botswana, Chad, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

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