Chad Firefinch

Lagonosticta umbrinodorsalis

The Chad firefinch or Reichenow's firefinch 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 but is now often treated as a separate species. Its alternative name commemorates Anton Reichenow, the German ornithologist who described this species.

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