BirdUp · Species
Black-throated Finch
Poephila cincta(Gould, 1837)
- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Estrildidae
- Genus
- Poephila
- Conservation
- Endangered
- Commonness
- Rare
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The black-throated finch, or parson finch, is a species of estrildid finch found in grassy woodlands throughout north-east Australia from Cape York Peninsula to central Queensland. The southern black-throated finch is endangered, with a population in decline and its habitat is threatened by development, and has become extinct in New South Wales, while the northern black-throated finch is not listed as threatened at this point.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- North QLD (north-east and east Australia)
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
6 photos
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