While it is a small stocky bird it is one of the largest finches in Australia.
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
Dark between eyes and bill (lores). Juvenile plainer, with faint barring on flanks and grayish breast band. Inhabits open woodlands of inland southeastern Australia.
Behavior
These birds are generally seen in pairs or small flocks, sometimes up to a hundred birds. The bird is mostly sedentary and lives in open grassy eucalypt forest and woodland, heath, mallee country, farmland and grassland with scattered trees. Diamond firetails are ground feeders with a diet of grass seeds; ripe or partially ripe.
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