Crimson Finch

Neochmia phaeton

The Crimson Finch is a common species of estrildid finch found in Australia, West Papua, Indonesia & Papua New Guinea. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 100,000- 1,000,000 km². It is commonly found in moist savanna, and subtropical/ tropical moist shrubland.
Crimson Finch, Nimbokrang, Indonesia Near Sentani airport. Australia (continent),Crimson Finch,Geotagged,Indonesia,Neochmia phaeton,New Guinea,Nimbokrang,Papua,Papua 2023,Spring,West Papua,Western New Guinea

Naming

The Blood Finch is known by this name due to the predominantly blood red colouration of the plumage. This bird is often erroneously accused of being a "killer" in captivity. It is normally no more aggressive than any other Australian finch; only males kept as single birds for a long period of time eventually become aggressive. This finch comes from the northern part of Australia, mainly in the Northern Territory.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyEstrildidae
GenusNeochmia
SpeciesN. phaeton
Photographed in
Australia
Indonesia