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| − | {{ | + | [[Image:Red-browed_Firetail.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male N. t temporalis:.<br /> Photo © by {{user|Neil|Neil}} <br />Sydney, [[Australia]], May 2004]] |
| + | '''Alternative name: Red-browed Firetail''' | ||
;[[:Category:Neochmia|Neochmia]] temporalis | ;[[:Category:Neochmia|Neochmia]] temporalis | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 11·5 cm (4½ in) | |
| − | + | *Grey crown and nape | |
| − | + | *Wide red stripe above eye from [[Topography#Heads|lores]] to above ear-[[Topography#General Anatomy|coverts]] | |
| + | Male: red stripe ends in straight line. Femal: red stripe ends in point. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Image:Red-browed-Finches-Juv-A7755W.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juveniles<br />Photo by '''[http://www.birdforum.net/member.php?u=49168 Hans&Judy Beste]'''<br />Yarraman State Forest, [[Queensland]], January 2018]] | ||
East coast of [[Australia]]. | East coast of [[Australia]]. | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | There are 2 subspecies | ||
| + | *''N. t. minor'': | ||
| + | :*North East [[Queensland]] (Cape York Peninsula) | ||
| + | *''N. t temporalis'': | ||
| + | :*East [[Australia]] (north-eastern Queensland to southern [[Victoria]] and south-eastern [[South Australia]]) | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | [[Image:Map-Red-browed Finch.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Graphic by {{user|Nrg800|Nrg800}}]] | |
| + | Open forests, woodland, mangrove forests, swamps, orchards; city and town parks and gardens. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | They build a domed | + | ====Diet==== |
| − | + | Their diet consists mostly of grass and weed seeds and the seeds from fruit and berries. They also sometimes eat insects. | |
| − | + | ====Breeding==== | |
| + | They build a domed nest of grass which has an entrance at the side. The clutch consists of 4-5 white, oval eggs. | ||
| + | Both adults share incubation and brooding by day and roost together in the nest at night. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Oct 2017) | ||
| + | #Birdata.com.au - Info for Distribution Map | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch|Neochmia | + | {{GSearch|"Neochmia temporalis" {{!}} "Red browed Finch" {{!}} "Red-browed Firetail"}} |
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| + | {{VSearch|"Neochmia temporalis" {{!}} "Red browed Finch" {{!}} "Red-browed Firetail"}} | ||
| + | {{GS-checked}}1 | ||
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| − | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Neochmia]] [[Category:Maps]] [[Category:Videos]] | |
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Latest revision as of 11:05, 13 February 2023
Alternative name: Red-browed Firetail
- Neochmia temporalis
Identification
11·5 cm (4½ in)
Male: red stripe ends in straight line. Femal: red stripe ends in point.
Distribution
East coast of Australia.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies
- N. t. minor:
- North East Queensland (Cape York Peninsula)
- N. t temporalis:
- East Australia (north-eastern Queensland to southern Victoria and south-eastern South Australia)
Habitat
Graphic by Nrg800
Open forests, woodland, mangrove forests, swamps, orchards; city and town parks and gardens.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of grass and weed seeds and the seeds from fruit and berries. They also sometimes eat insects.
Breeding
They build a domed nest of grass which has an entrance at the side. The clutch consists of 4-5 white, oval eggs. Both adults share incubation and brooding by day and roost together in the nest at night.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Oct 2017)
- Birdata.com.au - Info for Distribution Map
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Red-browed Finch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Red-browed_Finch
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1
