STAR FINCH

Photographed at Carnarvon, Western Australia April 2015

583         STAR FINCH          Neochmia ruficauda  

Australia        (426)

Also known as Red-tailed, Rufous-tailed and Red-faced Finch or Firetail. This is the sub-species subclarescens found from c. Shark Bay-Ashburton R. (WA), to w. Top End(NT), s. to Katherine; e. on Gulf Coast to s. York Pen. n. to C. Staaten R. Nominate race has beed decimated by trapping and decimation of habitat but was widespread from s. Cape York Pen., (Q) to inland ne NSW. 10-12 cm. Found near water; grassy flats with bushes, low trees; reeds, rushes,;irrigated crops, sugar cane. 

NOTE:        3 subspecies in Australia

subclarescens:        

ruficauda:           

clarescens:                

RED-EARED FIRETAIL

Photographed at Cheyennes Beach, Western Australia March 2015

551          RED-EARED FIRETAIL           Stagonopleura oculata

Australia          (393)

Endemic to sw. WA from Darling Ras., near Perth, s. to Manjimup-Pemberton, e. coastally to Cape Arid NP, inland to Stirling Ras. NP. 11-13 cm. Found in forest undergrowth; vegetation on creeks; gullies with she oak, saw-sedge; coastal scrubs, heaths, paperbarks.

BEAUTIFUL FIRETAIL

151         BEAUTIFUL FIRETAIL          Stagonpleura bella

Australia      (151)

Range is along the coast from Hunter River in NSW to Adelaide, and all of Tasmnia. Found in damp, dense vegetation, coastal heaths, paperbarks, near creeks, woodlands with dense undergrowth. 11.5-13 cm. Pictures on this page were taken near Jamberoo, June 2014.