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Red-billed Firefinch

Red-billed Firefinch - Adult male

Photographer

» Werner Suter

Location

» Olduvai Gorge

Country image taken

» Tanzania

Date

» January, 2008

Equipment

» Canon Eos 40D + EF 400 mm 1:4 DO IS USM

Bird Species

»Lagonosticta senegala - Red-billed Firefinch

Bird Species (French)

»Amarante du Sénégal

Bird Family

»Estrildidae - Waxbills, Mannikins & Allies

Bird Group

»Passeriformes Flycatchers, Starlings, Sunbirds, Swallows, Warblers, Weavers etc

Bird Status

» Least Concern

Remarks

» male with pinkish bill (similar to L. senegala) This is Red-billed; red bill, brown tail and bright red (not pinkish) underparts / jc

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