| Rock firefinch | |
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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. sanguinodorsalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Lagonosticta sanguinodorsalis Payne, 1998
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| Range map of rock firefinches | |
The rock firefinch (Lagonosticta sanguinodorsalis) is a species of estrildid finch found in the Jos Plateau of central Nigeria and in Cameroon. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 29,000 km2. The rock firefinch was discovered recently, in 1998. Rock firefinches fall in the family Estrildidae, which contains small passerine birds of the Old World and Australasia. Rock firefinches seem to be most closely related to Mali firefinches and Chad firefinches.[2] The species name sanguinodorsalis means blood-red back, which was chosen because it describes the vibrant red back color of the male plumage.[2] The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern.
- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Lagonosticta sanguinodorsalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22728552A111143926. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22728552A111143926.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ a b Payne, Robert B. (1998). "A new species of firefinch Lagonosticta from northern Nigeria and its association with the Jos Plateau Indigobird Vidua maryae". Ibis. 140 (3): 369–381. doi:10.1111/j.1474-919X.1998.tb04598.x. hdl:2027.42/74118. ISSN 1474-919X.