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Long-tailed Finch Long Tailed Finch is found coastal Top end of Australia from Broome (WA) through the Kimberley, top end (NT) and just over the border of Qld.  They forages on the ground and in grasses, take flying insects. Long-tailed Finch,Poephila acuticauda Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies intro

Long-tailed Finch

Long Tailed Finch is found coastal Top end of Australia from Broome (WA) through the Kimberley, top end (NT) and just over the border of Qld. They forages on the ground and in grasses, take flying insects.

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  1. Lovely bird, thanks for introducing it to JungleDragon. Promoted to homepage. Posted 12 years ago

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The Long-tailed Finch is a common species of estrildid finch found in Australia. It is a predominantly fawn-coloured bird with a pale grey head and prominent black bib and eyes. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 1,000,000–10,000,000 km².

Similar species: Perching Birds
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Graeme Ruck

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Uploaded Jun 30, 2013. Captured Jun 22, 2011 13:31.
  • Canon EOS 1000D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/395s
  • ISO400
  • 300mm