About Lagonosticta nitidula Hartlaub, 1886
The brown firefinch, scientifically named Lagonosticta nitidula, is a common estrildid finch species native to Southern Africa. Its estimated global extent of occurrence is 1,300,000 km². This species can be found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, southern Tanzania, and the northern regions of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has classified this species as being of least concern.