firefinch

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A notable non-wetland bird species is the endemic Mali firefinch (Lagonosticta virata), which is found only in Mali and largely confined to the delta area.

Inner Niger Delta flooded savanna 2008
Two endemic birds include the rock firefinch (Lagonosticta sanguinodorsalis) and the brood-parasitic Jos Plateau indigobird (Vidua maryae).

Jos Plateau forest-grassland mosaic 2008
Three bird species are considered near-endemic: Dorst's cisticola (Cisticola dorsti, DD), white-crowned robin-chat (Cossypha albicapilla) and Mali firefinch (Lagonosticta virata).

West Sudanian savanna 2007
Five bird species are considered endemic, including two strict endemics, Reichenow's firefinch (Lagonostica umbrinodorsalis) and Fox’s weaver (Ploceus spekeoides).

East Sudanian savanna 2009
It harbors West Africa’s only population of klipspringer (Oreotragus oreotragus porteousi EN), as well as several endemic birds and mammals, including the rock firefinch (Lagonosticta sanguinodorsalis) and its brood-parasite, the Jos Plateau indigobird (Vidua maryae).

Jos Plateau forest-grassland mosaic 2008