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Waxbills and Allies

African Firefinch

Lagonosticta rubricata

The African firefinch, also called the blue-billed firefinch, is a common species of estrildid finch found in many parts of Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 5,400,000 km2 (2,100,000 mi2).

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