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Blue-faced Parrotfinch
Erythrura trichroa(Kittlitz, 1833)
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- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Estrildidae
- Genus
- Erythrura
At a glance
The Blue-faced Parrotfinch is a tiny bird, about 12 cm long, native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 12 cm
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Common
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Blue-faced Parrotfinch look like?
The Blue-faced Parrotfinch is a tiny bird, about 12 cm long and weighing 12–16 g.
The blue-faced parrotfinch is a locally common species of estrildid finch found in north-eastern Australia, eastern Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and New Caledonia, with disjunct populations in Micronesia and Palau. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 10,000,000 km2.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Blue-faced Parrotfinch?
The Blue-faced Parrotfinch is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Blue-faced Parrotfinch eat?
The Blue-faced Parrotfinch feeds on seeds, usually foraging in pairs or flocks or alone.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
3 photos
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