Lagonosticta nitidula Hartlaub, 1886 is a animal in the Estrildidae family, order Passeriformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Lagonosticta nitidula Hartlaub, 1886

Lagonosticta nitidula Hartlaub, 1886

Lagonosticta nitidula, the brown firefinch, is a common Southern African estrildid finch classified as least concern by IUCN.

Family
Genus
Lagonosticta
Order
Passeriformes
Class
Aves

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.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Aves Passeriformes Estrildidae Lagonosticta

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