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Star Finch Pretty little finch native to Western and Northern Australia.  Fall,Geotagged,Neochmia ruficauda,South Africa,Star Finch,birds,finches Click/tap to enlarge PromotedCountry intro

    comments (6)

  1. Great shot! Wonderful colors they have! Posted 10 years ago
  2. Stunning how vivid they are!

    Posted 10 years ago
  3. really beautiful photo claire theyre a wonderful little bird i had one as a companion with some painted firetail finches awhile back! Posted 10 years ago
  4. Very attractive colors and super clear shot. Posted 10 years ago
  5. Very vivid colors, I have not seen these particular kind before.
    Finch are more grey with silver bill for me. Thanks for sharing
    Posted 10 years ago
  6. They are very strange looking birds, rather like they don't have a proper beak at all in a way, but they are very beautiful. Thank you all for your kind comments. Posted 10 years ago

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The Star Finch is a species of estrildid finch found in Australia. It inhabits dry grassland and dry savanna habitats.

Similar species: Perching Birds
Species identified by Claire Hamilton
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By Claire Hamilton

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Uploaded Apr 1, 2014. Captured Mar 29, 2014 14:40 in N2, South Africa.
  • Canon EOS 70D
  • f/2.8
  • 1/395s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm