Lagonosticta rufopicta
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The bar-breasted firefinch (Lagonosticta rufopicta) is a common species of estrildid finch found in western and central Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 2,900,000 km². The bar-breasted firefinch with a red head and breast and white barring or speckling on the breast. The forehead, lores and supercilium are deep red fading on the ear coverts, chin, throat and neck sides to less intensely red colour. The crown and most of the upperparts are greyish brown and rather uniform contrasting with deep red lower rump and upper tail coverts. Tail is darker brown than back with variable amounts of red near the base. Flight feathers are dark. The underparts below the crimson breast are buffy grey. Juveniles are much duller with red being confined to the rump and upper tail coverts. 11 cm in length.
The bar-breasted firefinch is found from the Gambia and southern Senegal east to western Uganda and eastern Kenya. The bar-breasted firefinch is a common bird of grassland, bush, acacia savanna and forest clearings but will also occur near settlements and in farmland, especially in damp areas. It occurs in pairs and... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kumasi | 🇬🇭 Ghana | |
| 2 | Accra | 🇬🇭 Ghana | |
| 3 | Abuja | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | |
| 4 | Serrekunda | 🇬🇲 Gambia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bar-breasted Firefinch sighting in Accra on a given day, based on 46 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 69th most-seen of the 162 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Bar-breasted Firefinch in Accra on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, September and November, the lowest months. That is one of Accra's wettest months, with about 150 mm of rain against 20 mm in January.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bar-breasted Firefinch sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Bar-breasted Firefinch sightings, Accra ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Kumasi (Ghana, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bar-breasted Firefinch is recorded against all the birds logged in Accra (46 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
