- Australasia. They
comprise species commonly known as munias, mannikins,
firefinches,
parrotfinches and waxbills.
Despite the word "finch"
being included...
-
their eggs in the
nests of
estrildid finch species; most
indigobirds use
firefinches as hosts,
whereas the
paradise whydahs choose pytilias.
Unlike the cuckoos...
- 1998. Rock
firefinches fall in the
family Estrildidae,
which contains small p****erine
birds of the Old
World and Australasia. Rock
firefinches seem to be...
- white-crowned robin-chats, white-fronted black-chats, Mali and black-faced
firefinches, and grey-headed olivebacks.
World Database on
Protected Areas[permanent...
- The
firefinches form a genus, Lagonosticta, of
small seed-eating
African birds in the
family Estrildidae. The
genus was
introduced by the
German ornithologists...
- It is a
brood parasite which lays its eggs in the
nests of red-billed
firefinches.
Unlike the
common cuckoo, it does not
destroy the host's egg. Typically...
-
species as
being of
least concern. The
brown twinspot is
sister to the
firefinches in the
genus Lagonosticta.
BirdLife International (2016). "Clytospiza...
- Red-billed
firefinches forage on the
ground in
small family groups,
often with one or more
village indigobird foster chicks in tow....
-
genus Lagonosticta (
firefinches), to
which it is
closely related.
Common physical characteristics between crimson finches and
firefinches include a red head...
-
After hatching they
exhibit dominance against the
hatchlings of the rock
firefinches.
Their breeding seasons are all
round the year but more
pronounced during...
