firefinch

English

Red-billed Firefinch, Lagonosticta senegala

Wikispecies

Etymology

From fire +‎ finch, from the colour of its plumage.

Noun

firefinch (plural firefinches)

1. Any of several species of finch in the genus Lagonosticta, found across sub-Saharan Africa.

Derived terms

• Senegal firefinch