BirdUp · Species
Long-tailed Finch
Poephila acuticauda(Gould, 1840)
Endemic
- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Estrildidae
- Genus
- Poephila
- Commonness
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The long-tailed finch is a common species of estrildid finch found in northern Australia, from the Kimberley region to the Gulf of Carpentaria. It is a predominantly fawn-coloured bird with a pale grey head and prominent black bib and eyes. It inhabits dry savannah habitats in Australia and adapts readily to aviculture.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- North-west to north-central Australia
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
- Jan
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
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