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Reichenow's firefinch
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Chad firefinch.
The Chad firefinch or Reichenow's firefinch (Lagonosticta umbrinodorsalis) is a small passerinebird belonging to the firefinch genus Lagonosticta in the estrildid finch family Estrildidae. It is restricted to a small area of Central Africa. It was formerly classified as a subspecies of Jameson's firefinch (L. rhodopareia) but is now often treated as a separate species. Its alternative name commemorates Anton Reichenow, the Germanornithologist who described this species.