A small African songbird of the waxbill family, the male of which has mainly pink or reddish plumage.
火雀
Genus Lagonosticta, family Estrildidae: several species
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The host species, various firefinches, started diverging from one another 7 million years ago.
All my aviaries have compost heaps in them and the firefinches really seem to appreciate these, often spending large amounts of time picking them over.
In addition to their seed diet, Firefinches are also eager to take small insects during breeding time.
None of the indigobirds associated with red-billed firefinch were closely related to individuals associated with brown firefinch, or vice versa.
Firefinches are best kept in an aviary even though it doesn't need to be large.