Waxbills (Estrildidae)
Black-faced Firefinch (Lagonosticta larvata) - HBW 15, p. 336
French: Amarante masqué
German: Larvenamarant
Spanish: Amaranta Carinegra
Other common names: Black-throated/Masked/Dusky Firefinch; Grey (Black-faced) Firefinch (vinacea, nigricollis); Vinaceous Firefinch/Waxbill (vinacea)
Taxonomy: Amadina larvata Rüppell, 1840, Simien, northern Ethiopia.
Races vinacea and nigricollis sometimes treated together as forming a separate species, differing from nominate in the amount of red, pink and grey in plumage; in preliminary mitochondrial phylogeny, however, nominate race (from Ethiopia) and nigricollis (from Cameroon) appear closer to each other than to vinacea (from Senegal and Gambia) and share a more recent common ancestor; no apparent differences among races in vocalizations. Proposed race togoensis (described from Kete Kratschi, in Togo) is treated as a synonym of nigricollis. Three subspecies .. View all taxonomy...
Races vinacea and nigricollis sometimes treated together as forming a separate species, differing from nominate in the amount of red, pink and grey in plumage; in preliminary mitochondrial phylogeny, however, nominate race (from Ethiopia) and nigricollis (from Cameroon) appear closer to each other than to vinacea (from Senegal and Gambia) and share a more recent common ancestor; no apparent differences among races in vocalizations. Proposed race togoensis (described from Kete Kratschi, in Togo) is treated as a synonym of nigricollis. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- vinacea ( Hartlaub, 1857) - Senegal and Gambia E to Guinea and W Mali (to Mandinga Mts).
- nigricollis Heuglin, 1863 - S Mali E to W & S Sudan, NE DRCongo (Uele) and Uganda.
- larvata ( Rüppell, 1840) - extreme E Sudan (Gallabat) and Ethiopia.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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looking for food Locality Faraba Banta, Western Division, The Gambia (ssp vinacea)
Daniêl Jimenez 31 December 2011 1 year ago 53 sec 3.6 -
one bird perching on the ground Locality Faraba Banta, Western Division, The Gambia (ssp vinacea)
Daniêl Jimenez 31 December 2011 1 year ago 1 min 3 sec 3.3
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Adult male coming down to drink.
Locality Benoue National Park, Adamawa Province, Cameroon (ssp nigricollis)
Nik Borrow 14 March 2012 1 year ago 3.1
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