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Poephila
'' Poephila '' is an Australian genus of estrildid finches. The adults have pinkish underparts, buff or brown upperparts, a black tail and lower belly, and white rumps uppertail coverts and undertail coverts. Males and females closely resemble each other, although the male is a little larger. These are birds of dry open grassland, occurring from the north-west to the eastern coast of Australia. They glean seed from the ground or seed-heads of grasses, occasionally supplementing their diet with insects. Taxonomy The first description was presented to the Linnean Society by John Gould John Gould (; 14 September 1804 – 3 February 1881) was an English ornithologist who published monographs on birds, illustrated by plates produced by his wife, Elizabeth Gould (illustrator), Elizabeth Gould, and several other artists, includ .... and published in 1842. He assigned the species '' Poephila acuticauda'' as the type, a description he had published several years before as ''Amad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Long-tailed Finch
The long-tailed finch (''Poephila acuticauda'') is a common species of estrildid finch found in northern Australia, from the Kimberley (Western Australia), Kimberley region to the Gulf of Carpentaria. It is a predominantly fawn-coloured bird with a pale grey head and prominent black bib and eyes. It inhabits dry savannah habitats in Australia and adapts readily to aviculture. Taxonomy The species ''Poephila acuticauda'' was first described by ornithologist John Gould in 1840, placing the new taxon as ''Amadina acuticauda''. The specimen was collected by Benjamin Bynoe, the surgeon aboard HMS Beagle, HMS ''Beagle'', at Derby, Western Australia, Derby on the north-west coast of Australia. It is one of three species in the genus ''Poephila''. It is placed in the Australo-papuan finch family Estrildidae, although this family itself was previously placed in the sparrow family Old World sparrow, Passeridae. A variety of subspecific arrangements had been regarded as colour variation a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
