Australian Zebra Finch

Taeniopygia castanotis

Big Red area, Birdsville, SW Qld IMG_5785 20200918 - female on left, male on right.

 Notes: Small; grey above; bright orange bill; distinctive black & white teardrop & tail pattern.
Male: large orange cheek patch; barred greyish bib, rusty white-spotted flanks.
Female: smooth grey to buff on chest and belly. Juvenile: like female, duller, dark gray bill.
In arid & semi-arid inland grasslands, open woodlands. Need water. Often in very large flocks.

Range from Morcombe & Stewart^©

Boughshed Camp, Bladensburg NP, N Qld IMG_4097 20200907 - male Boughshed Camp, Bladensburg NP, N Qld IMG_4008 20200906 - male Cumberland Dam, Georgetown, FN Qld IMG_4174 20200617 - female. CLICK for a close-up at Rocky Dam, Flat Creek
Station, FN Qld 20200625. Cumberland Dam, Georgetown, FN Qld IMG_4166 20200617 - male on left, female on right. Georgetown Racecourse, FNW Qld IMG_5691 20170822 - male Big Red area, Birdsville, SW Qld IMG_5715 20200918 - juvenile x 2 Noonbah Station, SW Qld IMG_4711 20200913 - lots! Noonbah Station, SW Qld IMG_4713 20200913 - lots! Cumberland Dam, Georgetown, FN Qld IMG_4175 20200617 - female, joined by Black-throated Finch.

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