Among the birds found in Queensland , there was no significant difference in plumage , bill shapes, or genetic composition.
At a glance
Sounds
Range map
Range map
Aggregated occurance data is sourced from 14 different actively-updating datasets including eBird Australia, iNaturalist Australia, BirdLife Australia, and multiple state-based bird surveys through Atlas of Living Australia.
Species notes
Overview
Colorful small finch, usually found in grassy forest clearings or forest edge habitats, often in close association with bamboo. Favors foothills and montane areas throughout much of its range, but descends into coastal lowlands on small islands and in the far eastern end of its range, on Australia’s Cape York Peninsula. Bright green plumage, with an obvious blue face and red tail and rump. Juveniles lack the blue face and are slightly duskier below. Call very thin and high-pitched.
Behavior
The blue-faced parrotfinch ( Erythrura trichroa ) is a locally common species of estrildid finch found in north-eastern Australia , eastern Indonesia , Papua New Guinea , the Solomon Islands , Vanuatu and New Caledonia , with disjunct populations in Micronesia and Palau . It feeds largely on seeds of grasses, including in Australia several exotic genera especially Brachiaria . In terms of length, they are typically 13 cm (5.1 in) long.
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