The black-bellied firefinch (Lagonosticta rara) is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 2,300,000 km2.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Estrildidae |
| Genus: | Lagonosticta |
| Species: | L. rara
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| Lagonosticta rara (Antinori, 1864)
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It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Togo and Uganda. The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern.
References edit
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Lagonosticta rara". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22719444A94628350. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22719444A94628350.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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