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Australian Finches |
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The following twenty finch species can be found in Australia. |
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Of this group, the most popular pet finch is the Zebra Finch a hearty bird and excellent choice for beginning finch owners. |
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The Lady Gouldian finch is generally recognized perhaps the most beautiful of all finch species. |
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| Common Name | Scientific Name |
Other Names |
| Zebra Finch | Poephila guttata | |
| Lady Gouldian | Chloebia gouldiae | |
| Beautiful Firetail | Emblema bella | Black-headed Nun |
| Bicheno Finch | Poephila bichenovii | |
| Blue-faced Parrot Finch | Erythrura trichroa | |
| Chestnut Mannikin | Lonchura malacca | |
| Chestnut-breasted Mannikin | Lonchura castaneothorax | |
| Crimson Finch | Neochmia phaeton | |
| Emblema guttata | ||
| Painted Finch | Emblema picta | Painted-firetail Finch |
| Pictorella Finch | Lochura pictoralis | |
| Parson Finch | Black-throated Finch | |
| Star Finch | ||
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