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Rock Firefinch
Lars Petersson My World of Bird Photography (© Macaulay Library)

Rock Firefinch

Lagonosticta sanguinodorsalis
BirdNET IDBN06273
Taxon groupAves
iNat observations15
Image sourceMacaulay Library ML388163291
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Description wikipedia

The rock firefinch (Lagonosticta sanguinodorsalis) is a species of estrildid finch found in the Jos Plateau of central Nigeria and in Cameroon. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 29,000 km2 (11,000 sq mi). The rock firefinch was discovered recently, in 1998. Rock firefinches fall in the family Estrildidae, which contains small passerine birds of the Old World and Australasia. Rock firefinches seem to be most closely related to Mali firefinches and Chad firefinches. The species name sanguinodorsalis means blood-red back, which was chosen because it describes the vibrant red back color of the male plumage. The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

Translated Descriptions (10)

da wikipedia
Josamarant (latin: Lagonosticta sanguinodorsalis) er en pragtfinke, der lever i det nordlige Nigeria.
de wikipedia
Der Felsenamarant (Lagonosticta sanguinodorsalis) ist eine afrikanische Art aus der Familie der Prachtfinken. Es werden keine Unterarten für diese erst 1998 beschriebene Art unterschieden. Der Felsenamarant ähnelt dem Reichenow-Amarant, ist aber auf dem Rücken deutlich rötlicher als dieser.
es wikipedia
La amaranta roquera (Lagonosticta sanguinodorsalis)​ es una especie de ave paseriforme de la familia Estrildidae endémica del norte de Nigeria.
fi wikipedia
Nigerianruusupeippo (Lagonosticta sanguinodorsalis) on loistopeippojen heimoon kuuluva varpuslintu.
fr wikipedia
L’Amarante des rochers (Lagonosticta sanguinodorsalis) est une espèce de passereau de la famille des Estrildidae.
it wikipedia
L'amaranto di roccia (Lagonosticta sanguinodorsalis Payne, 1998) è un uccello passeriforme della famiglia degli Estrildidi.
nl wikipedia
De rotsamarant (Lagonosticta sanguinodorsalis) is een zangvogel uit de familie Estrildidae (prachtvinken).
pl wikipedia
Amarantka czerwonogrzbieta (Lagonosticta sanguinodorsalis) – gatunek małego ptaka z rodziny astryldowatych (Estrildidae). Występuje endemicznie w Nigerii oraz w północno-zachodnim Kamerunie. Opisany po raz pierwszy w roku 1998.
sv wikipedia
Klippamarant (Lagonosticta sanguinodorsalis) är en fågel i familjen astrilder inom ordningen tättingar.
zh wikipedia
岩火雀(学名:Lagonosticta sanguinodorsalis)是梅花雀科火雀属的一种,分布于尼日利亚北部。其全球活动范围约29,000平方千米。该物种的保护状况被评为无危。

Common Names (31 locales)

bg Скална червена астрилда
ca amarant roquer
cs amarant rudohřbetý
da Jos Amarant
de Felsenamarant
en Rock Firefinch
es Amaranta Roquera
es_EC Amaranta Roquera
es_ES Amaranta roquera
es_MX Amaranta Roquera
et rünka-leekamadiin
fa آتشسهره صخرهای
fi nigerianruusupeippo
fr Amarante des rochers
hr ružičasta estrilda
hu sziklaamarant
ja イワコウギョクチョウ
nl Rotsamarant
no steinamarant
nv Tsétah dilchʼóshiiłchííʼ
pl amarantka czerwonogrzbieta
pt rock firefinch
pt_PT Rock firefinch
ru Скальный амарант
sk amarant červenochrbtý
sr Kamenjarska amaranta
sv klippamarant
tr Kaya Ateşispinozu
uk Амарант червоноспинний
zh 岩火雀
zh-CN 岩火雀

External Identifiers

iNaturalist#14060
eBirdrocfir1
Macaulay Libraryrocfir1
Xeno-CantoLagonosticta sanguinodorsalis
observation.org#195083
GBIF2493688
NCBI187435
AvibaseLagonosticta-sanguinodorsalis
BirdLife22728552