Black-bellied firefinch

{{short description|Species of bird}}

{{speciesbox

| name = Black-bellied firefinch

| image = Black-bellied Firefinch.JPG

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2016 |title=Lagonosticta rara |volume=2016 |page=e.T22719444A94628350 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22719444A94628350.en |access-date=11 November 2021}}

| genus = Lagonosticta

| species = rara

| authority = (Antinori, 1864)

}}

The black-bellied firefinch (Lagonosticta rara) is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa.

It is native to the Guinean forest–savanna mosaic, the southern Sahel and northern Sudan (region). It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 2,300,000 km².

The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern.