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Red-browed Firetail

Neochmia temporalis

Range & Recent Observations

Red-browed Firetailis 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 Red-browed Firetail

The red-browed finch (Neochmia temporalis) is an estrildid finch native to the east coast of Australia. This species has established introduced populations near Perth and in the Darling Ranges, and is also feral in French Polynesia. It is commonly found in temperate forest and dry savannah habitats. It may also be found in dry forest and mangrove habitats in tropical regions. The species is distinguished by the bright red stripe above the eye and bright red rump. The rest of the body is grey, with olive wing coverts and collar. Juveniles do not have red brow marks and lack olive colouration on the collar and wing coverts. The adults are 11–12 cm (4.3–4.7 in) long.

Source: Wikipedia

Classification

Scientific name
Neochmia temporalis
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
  • Double-barred Finch Stizoptera bichenovii

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