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Red-billed firefinch

Lagonosticta senegala (Linnaeus, 1766)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The red-billed firefinch (Lagonosticta senegala) is a species in the family Estrildidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 8.5 g to 9.21 g and live up to 5.83 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Red-billed firefinch (Lagonosticta senegala)
Photo: Tom Tarrant · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the red-billed firefinch

Weight
8.5 g – 9.21 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
5.83 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
11.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
3.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
11.9 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
3src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the red-billed firefinch live?

Not recorded

What is the red-billed firefinch?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The red-billed firefinch or Senegal firefinch (Lagonosticta senegala) is a small seed-eating bird in the family Estrildidae. This is a resident breeding bird in most of Sub-Saharan Africa with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 10,000,000 km2. It was introduced to Egypt, but the population there has become extinct. It was also introduced to southern Algeria where it is currently expanding northward.

From the Wikipedia article “Red-billed firefinch” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Red-billed_firefinch&oldid=1314943645), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the red-billed firefinch endangered?

The red-billed firefinch is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

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How is the red-billed firefinch classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyEstrildidae
  6. genusLagonosticta
  7. SpeciesLagonosticta senegala (Linnaeus, 1766)

Synonyms Estrilda senegala, Estrilda vieillotii, Fringilla senegala, Lagonosticta senegalia

Other names and names in other languages (54)
  • RBFIEnglish
  • Senegal firefinchEnglish
  • RooibekrobbinAfrikaans
  • Rooibek-robbinAfrikaans
  • RooibekvuurvinkieAfrikaans
  • Rooibekvuurvinkie (Rooibekrobbin)Afrikaans
  • amaranta del SenegalCatalan
  • amarant malýCzech
  • amarant rudozobýCzech
  • llinos dân bicochWelsh
  • AmarantDanish
  • SenegalamarantGerman
  • Senegal-AmarantGerman
  • ruĝbeka fajrestrildoEsperanto
  • Amaranta senegalesaSpanish
  • Pinzón Candela de Pico RojoSpanish
  • akaatsia-leekamadiinEstonian
  • ruusupeippoFinnish
  • AmarantheFrench
  • Amarante du SénégalFrench
  • Glasán tine gobdheargIrish
  • פרושית אדומת-מקורHebrew
  • crvenokljuna estrildaCroatian
  • vöröscsőrű tűzpintyHungarian
  • Vörös-csőrű tűzpintyHungarian
  • LogastrildiIcelandic
  • Amaranto rossoItalian
  • Amaranto beccorossoItalian
  • Amaranto del SenegalItalian
  • コウギョクチョウJapanese
  • Nkhwiikck
  • Dhimbakth
  • senegalinis amarantasLithuanian
  • sarkanknābja ugunsžubīteLatvian
  • VuurvinkjeDutch
  • rødnebbamarantNorwegian
  • TlhantlhaganeNorthern Sotho
  • amarantka czerwonodziobaPolish
  • granadeiro-de-bico-vermelhoPortuguese
  • Peito-de-fogoPortuguese
  • peito-de-fogo-de-bico-vermelhoPortuguese
  • Крошечный амарантRussian
  • Обыкновенный амарантRussian
  • RuvsobeibbošNorthern Sami
  • amarant červenozobýSlovak
  • amarantaSlovenian
  • Senegalska amarantaSerbian
  • rödnäbbad amarantSwedish
  • KatiitiTongan
  • Senegal AteşispinozuTurkish
  • nTsetseTswana
  • амарант червонодзьобийUkrainian
  • 紅嘴火雀Chinese
  • 红嘴火雀Chinese

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Relatives of the red-billed firefinch

Other species in the same genus Lagonosticta.

LC, Least Concern
Rock firefinch (Lagonosticta sanguinodorsalis)

Rock firefinch

Lagonosticta sanguinodorsalis

Estrildidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the red-billed firefinch?

An adult red-billed firefinch weighs 8.5 g – 9.21 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the red-billed firefinch endangered?

The red-billed firefinch is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the red-billed firefinch live?

The red-billed firefinch has a recorded lifespan of 5.83 years.

What kind of animal is the red-billed firefinch?

The red-billed firefinch (Lagonosticta senegala) belongs to the family Estrildidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{red_billed_firefinch_2026,
  title = {Red-billed firefinch (Lagonosticta senegala)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-billed-firefinch},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}