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Lagonosticta senegala
Small passerine, estrildid (fam Estrildidae) finch, approx 10 cm in length. Pictured here is breeding male, bright red with white spots on chests, and brown wing coverts. Brown vent and red rump and the base of the tail are diagnostic, differentiating it from other firefinches. Both sexes have red bill and yellow eye-ring. Female and juvenile (not pictured here) are both mainly sandy-brown, juvenile with brown bill.
Fairly common bird in semi-arid woodland ini most of Sahel and eastern sub-Saharan Africa. Here, observed in such environment at the outskirts of settlements, in northern part of Somali Region of Ethiopia.
Spotted on Dec 5, 2013
Submitted on Feb 26, 2018
4 Comments
great beaufull
Your spotting has been nominated for the Spotting of the Week. The winner will be chosen by the Project Noah Rangers based on a combination of factors including: uniqueness of the shot, status of the organism (for example, rare or endangered), quality of the information provided in the habitat and description sections. There is a subjective element, of course; the spotting with the highest number of Ranger votes is chosen. Congratulations on being nominated!
Thank you Daniele
Beautiful image Zlatan!