Bird
Bar-breasted Firefinch
Lagonosticta rufopicta · Estrildidae · Passeriformes
Best monthsMar · Oct–Novmost records
Records4,075in 7 countries
Most seen inGhana2,227 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
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About
Bar-breasted Firefinch in brief
The bar-breasted firefinch (Lagonosticta rufopicta) is a bird of the Estrildidae family — species of bird.
Across the 7 countries we cover it has 4,075 published records, most of them from Ghana, Nigeria and Benin. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in March, October and November.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Ghana2,227 records · best Nov, Mar
Nigeria1,509 records · best Aug, Sep
Benin224 records · best Feb, Nov
Togo53 records · best Mar, Feb
Liberia44 records · best Jan, Oct
South Sudan11 records · best Jul, May
Mali7 records · best May, Aug
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.