Lagonosticta nitidula
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
The brown firefinch (Lagonosticta nitidula) is a common species of estrildid finch found in Southern Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 1,300,000 km2. It is found in Angola, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, southern Tanzania and northern areas of Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe. The IUCN has classified the species as being of least concern.
Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds BirdLife International species factsheet Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 2 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 3 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Firefinch sighting in Kafue National Park on a given day, based on 29 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 207th most-seen of the 338 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and May–October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Firefinch in Kafue National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April and November–February, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brown 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.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Brown Firefinch sightings, Kafue National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Chobe National Park (Botswana, under 5%) and Moremi Game Reserve (Botswana, under 5%).
Same genus: Lagonosticta
The closest relatives of the Brown Firefinch that you can see in Kafue National Park (genus Lagonosticta, Firefinches) are Red-billed Firefinch (about 20%) and Jameson's Firefinch (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Brown Firefinch is recorded against all the birds logged in Kafue National Park (29 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
