Neochmia | |
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Red-browed finch (Neochmia temporalis) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Estrildidae |
Genus: |
Neochmia G.R. Gray, 1849 [1] [2] |
Type species | |
Fringilla phaeton
[3] Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841
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Species | |
N. temporalis |
Neochmia is a genus of estrildid finches found in Australasia. They are gregarious seed-eaters with short, thick, but pointed bills.
The members are: [4]
Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
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Red-browed finch | Neochmia temporalis (Latham, 1801) | northern Queensland, and south-east of Australia | |
Crimson finch | Neochmia phaeton (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841) | Northern Australia with some residing in New Guinea |