by Peter Rowland | Friday, October 16, 2020
Beautiful Firetail Scientific Name: Stagonopleura bella Size: 11 to 12 cm What does it look like? The Beautiful Firetail is generally brown-grey, with fine black and white barring and a contrasting crimson rump and bill. Conspicuous black face-mask, pale blue...
by Peter Rowland | Saturday, October 17, 2020
Diamond Firetail Scientific Name: Stagonopleura guttata Size: 10-12 cm What does it look like? The Diamond Firetail is a brightly coloured finch. The head is grey, while the remainder of the upperparts are greyish-brown, with the exception of the conspicuous red rump....
by Peter Rowland | Saturday, October 17, 2020
Crimson Finch Scientific Name: Neochmia phaeton Size: Total Length 16-17cm What does it look and sound like? This large finch, with a long, tapered red tail and red face cannot be confused with any other Australian Finch. The upperparts of the Crimson Finch are brown,...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Zebra Finch Scientific Name: Taeniopygia guttata Size: 10-11 cm What does it look like? The Zebra Finch is a small, predominantly grey bird, with white underparts, chestnut coloured cheeks (male), black tear-drop eye stripes, and ‘zebra-like’ barred black and white...
