LIST OF BIRDS WHICH ARE ENDEMIC TO NIGERIA (CONT)
At number three "The Rock Fire finch". This particular Bird is a real beauty. It is a species of estrildid finch found in northern Nigeria. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 29,000 km². The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern.
DESCRIPTION The Rock firefinch has a blue-grey bill, red back in the male and
reddish brown back in the female and juvenile and broad primaries in
both the adult and juvenile.
LOCATION
It is commonly found in bushy and rocky outcrops on the Jos Plateau and inselbergs to the north and east. It probably feeds on grass seeds.
Conservation status
It is commonly found in bushy and rocky outcrops on the Jos Plateau and inselbergs to the north and east. It probably feeds on grass seeds.
Conservation status
| Scientific classification | |
|---|---|
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Estrildidae |
| Genus: | Lagonosticta |
| Species: | L. sanguinodorsalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Lagonosticta sanguinodorsalis Payne, 1998 | |
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