Sep 12, 2025
Crimson Finch (Neochmia phaeton), family Estrildidae, order Passeriformes, Australia
photograph by Laurie Ross
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Crimson Finch (Neochmia phaeton), family Estrildidae, order Passeriformes, Australia
photograph by Laurie Ross
Star Finch Neochmia ruficauda
A seed-eating bird found in northern Australia. There are three subspecies, however the subspecies ruficauda was last sighted in 1994 and may be extinct. These finches inhabit low, dense, damp grasslands and sedgelands bordering estuarine areas, watercourses, swamps and other freshwater-bodies. The star finch's habitat is threatened by overgrazing of grasslands, removing essential cover for their survival as well as sources of food and water.
Least Concern
image by JJ Harrison
Crimson Finch
Crimson Finch (Neochmia phaeton phaeton) (adult male).03 by Geoff Whalan Via Flickr: Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve, Middle Point, Northern Territory, Australia.
Crimson Finch (Neochmia phaeton), family Estrildidae, order Passeriformes, northern Australia
photograph by Deepak Karra
Crimson Finch (Neochmia phaeton), family Estrildidae, order Passeriformes, Western Australia
photograph by Howard Loosemore
Crimson Finch (Neochmia phaeton), family Estrildidae, order Passeriformes, northern Australia
photograph by Peter Nydegger | Flickr