about 11, see text
The firefinches (Lagonosticta) are a genus of bird in the Estrildidae family. There are about eleven species:
- Bar-breasted Firefinch, Lagonosticta rufopicta
- Brown Firefinch, Lagonosticta nitidula
- Red-billed Firefinch, Lagonosticta senegala
- Black-bellied Firefinch, Lagonosticta rara
- African Firefinch, Lagonosticta rubricata
- Landana Firefinch, Lagonosticta landanae
- Jameson's Firefinch, Lagonosticta rhodopareia
- Mali Firefinch, Lagonosticta virata
- Rock Firefinch, Lagonosticta sanguinodorsalis
- Black-faced Firefinch, Lagonosticta larvata
- Chad Firefinch, Lagonosticta umbrinodorsalis