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Munias, parrotfinches, waxbills and allies | Estrildidae

Prachtvinken | Estrildidos

Native species 18 species

Species that occur here by nature: breeding birds, winter visitors and passage migrants. They are arranged by genus, in the sequence of the list.

Chloebia 1 species

Gouldian Finch
Chloebia gouldiae
- Dry sclerophyll forest and woodland
- Tropical eucalypt savanna
- Spinifex hummock grassland
- Rivers and creeks

Emblema 3 species

Erythrura 1 species

Blue-faced Parrotfinch
Erythrura trichroa
- Tropical rainforest
- Wet sclerophyll forest
- Pasture and rangeland
- Cropland and orchard

Heteromunia 1 species

Pictorella Mannikin
Heteromunia pectoralis
- Tropical eucalypt savanna
- Mitchell grass downs
- Spinifex hummock grassland
- Rivers and creeks

Lonchura 2 species

Neochmia 2 species

Poephila 3 species

Stagonopleura 3 species

Stizoptera 1 species

Double-barred Finch
Stizoptera bichenovii
- Dry sclerophyll forest and woodland
- Tropical eucalypt savanna
- River red gum and creek-line woodland
- Gardens and parks

Taeniopygia 1 species

Zebra Finch
Taeniopygia guttata
- Mitchell grass downs
- Mulga and acacia shrubland
- Chenopod shrubland
- Spinifex hummock grassland
- Dry sclerophyll forest and woodland
- Pasture and rangeland

Introduced species 1 species

Lonchura 1 species

Scaly-breasted Munia
Lonchura punctulata
- Gardens and parks
- Town and city
- Cropland and orchard
- Freshwater marsh and reedbed