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Double-barred Finch

Stizoptera bichenovii

Range & Recent Observations

Double-barred Finchis a year-round resident and doesn't follow a migration flyway. See the Range tab for where it lives.

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About the Double-barred Finch

The double-barred finch (Stizoptera bichenovii) is an estrildid finch found in dry savannah, tropical (lowland) dry grassland and shrubland habitats in northern and eastern Australia. It is sometimes referred to as Bicheno's finch or as the owl finch, the latter of which owing to the dark ring of feathers around the face. It is the only species placed in the genus Stizoptera .

Source: Wikipedia

Classification

Scientific name
Stizoptera bichenovii
Family
Waxbills and Allies
Order
Passeriformes

Similar species

Other members of the waxbills and allies family recorded in North America — a useful place to start if you are not certain of your identification.

  • African Firefinch Lagonosticta rubricata
  • African Silverbill Euodice cantans
  • Black-and-white Mannikin Spermestes bicolor
  • Black-rumped Waxbill Estrilda troglodytes
  • Blue-capped Cordonbleu Uraeginthus cyanocephalus
  • Bronze Mannikin Spermestes cucullata
  • Chestnut Munia Lonchura atricapilla
  • Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
  • Crimson-rumped Waxbill Estrilda rhodopyga
  • Cut-throat Amadina fasciata
  • Diamond Firetail Stagonopleura guttata
  • Gouldian Finch Chloebia gouldiae

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