South-western Western Australia from Darling Range south to Manjimup and Pemberton, and eastern along coast to Cape Le Grand National Park and Israelite Bay.
Coastal south-western Australia, from the Darling Range to Esperance.
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Red-eared Firetail (Stagonopleura oculata) [XC165117]
by Marc Anderson from Korung National Park (near Canning Mills), Western Australia, Australia (call)
Red-eared Firetail (Stagonopleura oculata) [XC382612]
by nick talbot from Arpenteur Nature Reserve, Cheynes Beach, Western Australia, Australia (call)
Nest
Bottle-shaped, composed of green leaves, usually placed at the extremity of a horizontal branch of a swamp banksia or other bush, up to 5 m above the ground.
Eggs (Guide)
4 - 6; pure white; oval; about 18 x 12 mm. Incubation: 12 - 14 days; by both sexes.
Young
Altricial, nidicolous. Fledge in 21 - 24 days.
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Similar Species
Only a slight risk of confusion with Red-browed Finch (Neochmia temporalis) which was introduced into WA.
Compare Images
The Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Pizzey, G., and Knight, E., 1997, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 19691 5
Field Guide to Australian Birds Morecombe, M., 2000, Steve Parish Publishing Pty Ltd. ISBN 1 876282 10 X
Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Simpson, K., and Day, N., 1999, 6th Edition, Viking ISBN 0 670 87918 5
Reader's Digest Complete Book of Australian Birds 1988, 2nd Edition, Reader's Digest ISBN 0 949819 99 9
What Bird is That? 1984, Revised Edition, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 14846 5
Handbook of Australian, New Zealand & Antarctic Birds 1990 - , Oxford University Press, Melbourne ISBN 0 19 553244 9
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