During my walk in Langano, I got pictures of a female Red-billed firefinch real soon (see previous picture), but I had to search for a male. Not until I was down by the shore of Lake Langano, I could photograph this typical male firefinch: about 10 cm long, with reddish plumage, with red on the head, the chest and the rump, but with brown wings and a black tail. It also has a pink bill and a yellow-white eye ring. The song is characteristic and resembles the word for 'chickpeas' in English: chick-pea-pea-pea.