Double-barred Finch
Stizoptera bichenovii ‡
Racecourse, Georgetown, FN Qld IMG_3865 20200616 - bichenovii adult: white rump. CLICK for one at Opalton Bush Camp, Opalton, N Qld 20240919.
Notes: Owl-like face to small finch, narrowly bordered black;
second black breast band. Short
blue-grey bill; brown iris. Top of the head,
neck & back are brown-grey. Wings black, covered w.
white spots. Nominate
ssp bichenovii rump white; ssp annulosa rump & upper tail black.
Drinks daily. Largely sedentary. In grassy woodlands, shrublands.
Range from Morcombe & Stewart©
Redcap Creek Crossing, Mungana, FN Qld IMG_0174 20210505 - bichenovii
Port Alma Road, Rockhampton, E Qld IMG_1167 20220306 - bichenovii. CLICK for close-up of two.
Cumberland Dam, Georgetown, FNW Qld IMG_0913 20210509 - bichenovii
Ubirr, Kakadu, NE NT IMG_3500 20180727 - annulosa rump & upper-tail black.
Kununurra, NE WA IMG_6927 20180813 - annulosa
Jinumum Walk, Keep R NP, W NT IMG_6225 20180809 - annulosa adults & juvenile
Windjana Gorge, FNE WA IMG_0118 20180828 - annulosa juvenile: indistinct breast-band.
Racecourse, Georgetown, FN Qld IMG_3995 20180814 - bichenovii foraging.
Wyndham Caravan Park, NE WA MVI_7187+7188 20180814 - annulosa and friends
Nitmiluk, N NT MVI_2135 20180721 - annulosa half speed. Drinking.