Pink-billed Parrotfinch (Erythrura kleinschmidti)

Other Names (World)
Pink-billed Parrotfinch, Black-faced Parrotfinch

Family
Estrildidae (Waxbills)

Size
11 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Finsch, 1878)

Habitat
Mature, wet forest, secondary scrub, plantations. From sea-level - 1,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Fiji (B).

Central and eastern Viti Levu, in Fiji.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 2,500 - 9,999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
Habitat destruction and degradation through logging and clearance for agriculture is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Usually solitary or in pairs, but also in mixed species feeding flocks.

Food
Primarily insects. Also flower buds and fruit.

Voice
A high-pitched 'chee-chee' and a clicking sound. Not well known.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (3)...)

Pink-billed Parrotfinch (Erythrura kleinschmidti) [XC829804]
by Guy Dutson c\/o Mark O'Brien from Colo-y-Suva, Fiji (call)

Pink-billed Parrotfinch (Erythrura kleinschmidti) [XC829810]
by id from Namosi District (near Namosi), Namosi, Central Division, Fiji (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Sometimes separated in a monotypic genus, Rhamphostruthus.

Similar Species
Fiji Parrotfinch (Erythrura pealii) which is smaller and brighter green with much smaller, dark bill (though immatures have horn-coloured bill).

References
See References.

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