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Poephila cincta

Disambiguation: This is the species occurring in Australia. For the species Melanodera melanodera of South America, see White-bridled Finch

Photo by tf1044x
Mareeba National Park, Australia, September 2007

Identification

  • Bluish-grey head
  • Pale blue ear patch
  • Black throat and upper breast
  • Light brown flanks, belly and lower breast
  • Beige back
  • Black bar on rump
  • Black patch between eye and bill
  • Black bill
  • Orange-red legs

Males may have a comparatively larger throat patch.

Distribution

Queensland to just into New South Wales in Australia.

Taxonomy

Subspecies[1]

Two subspecies are recognized, cincta and atropygialis; the most significant variation is in the colour of the rump, white versus black.

  • P. c. atropygialis:
  • P. c. cincta:

Habitat

Grassy woodland dominated by eucalypts, paperbarks or acacias and savanna.

Behaviour

Nomadic.

Diet

The diet includes grass seeds, small insects, ants and spiders.

Breeding

Both sexes build the nest. The clutch consists of 4-5 white eggs which are by both adults for about 14 days starting from the fourth egg. The young usually fledge at around 21 days.

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
  2. Feathered Flyer

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