dark reddish underparts; dark bluish conical bill; eye ring (Zoo; 2012-09-19)


African (or Blue-billed) Firefinch
Lagonosticta rubricata

Native Range: Africa

Notes: a dark wine-red firefinch with a grayish-red crown and a dark bluish bill; occurs in thickets and woodlands of eastern and central Africa.

dorsal view; light chocolate-brown back (South Africa; 2007-06-30)
dark reddish underparts; dark bluish conical bill (South Africa; 2007-06-30)

dorsal view (Zoo; 2012-09-19)