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 LC    Red-browed Finch* Id (Atlas): 662
    Neochmia temporalis Endemic

Description (10)
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Other Names (World)
Red-browed Finch, Red-browed Firetail, Lesser Red-browed Finch, Red-eyebrowed Finch, Red-headed Finch, Firetail, Red-browed Waxbill, Sydney Firetail, Sydney Waxbill, Australian Waxbill, Australian Grey Waxbill, Australian Gray Waxbill, Waxbill, Redbill, Redbrow, White-cheeked Redbrow, Redhead, Reddie, Red Snip, Redtail, White-cheek, Temporal Finch

Family
Estrildidae (Waxbills)

Size
11 - 12 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Latham, 1801)

Derivation
Ne-och'-mi-a - Gk, change: tem-por-ä'-lis - L., templed

Abundance (Guide)
C

Common. Sedentary or locally nomadic.

Habitat
Grassland, partly cleared and cultivated lands, open forests and the fringes of scrubland.

Range (Guide)
Australia (B).

Introduced to French Polynesia.

Image of Range of Red-browed Finch
Vagrant to Efate Island in Vanuatu.
 
Eastern Australia from Cape York Peninsula south to the Riverina and Victoria and west to Kangaroo Island and Adelaide, SA. Accidental to Perth, WA.
 
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).

Status LC
Probably secure.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
In pairs or in flocks.

Food
Small seeds, mostly of grasses. Also other plant material and insects.

Voice
A high-pitched squeak, a sharp 'dup' and brisk chattering.



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Red-browed Finch (Neochmia temporalis) [XC146632]
     by Marc Anderson from Capertee Valley, NSW, Australia (call)

 
Red-browed Finch (Neochmia temporalis) [XC233761]
     by Krzysztof Deoniziak from Warrumbungle National Park, New South Wales, Australia (call, flight call)

Breeding Season (Guide)
September - January in the south-east and December - April in the north-east.

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Nest
Bottle-shaped, bulky, composed of dried and green grasses, lined with feathers and fine grasses, in a small tree or bush.

Eggs (Guide)
4 - 6; pure white; oval; about 16 x 12 mm. Incubation: 13 - 14 days; by both sexes.

Young
Altricial, nidicolous. Fledge in about 15 - 17 days.

Subspecies
Appears to be closely related to Crimson Finch (Neochmia phaeton). Nominate subspecies and minor intergrade in eastern Queensland (from south of Cooktown south to Atherton Tableland). Proposed subspecies loftyi (described from Mt Lofty, in South Australia) is synonymized with nominate.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

  • temporalis (Latham, 1801)   -  Coastal and subcoastal eastern Australia, from Atherton region, Qld, south and south-west to Mt Lofty Ranges and Kangaroo Island, SA and inland to the western slopes of the Great Divide.
  • minor (Campbell, AJ, 1901)   -  Coastal and subcoastal Cape York Peninsula, Qld, south to around Cape Melville and Cape Flattery in the east and to arround the lower reaches of the Mitchell River in the west.


Similar Species
Immature with immature Beautiful Firetail (Stagonopleura bella) and Red-eared Firetail (Stagonopleura oculata) which have very fine barring on the lower underparts.

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References
See References.

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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