Reichenow's firefinch / Reichenow-Amarant (Lagonosticta umbrinodorsalis)

Wikipedia: Reichenow's firefinch Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Chad_Firefinch%2C_Poli%2C_Cameroon_%285891148921%29.jpg

Observations

🔍 No documented observation

Description

Classification: Genus Lagonosticta (Lagonosticta); Family Estrildidae (Estrildidae)
General: The Chad firefinch or Reichenow's firefinch (Lagonosticta umbrinodorsalis) is a small passerine bird belonging to the firefinch genus Lagonosticta in the estrildid finch family Estrildidae. It is restricted to a small area of Central Africa. It was formerly classified as a subspecies of Jameson's firefinch (L. rhodopareia) but is now often treated as a separate species. Its alternative name commemorates Anton Reichenow, the German ornithologist who described this species.^[1] [more]