Poephila
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| Long-tailed finch, Poephila acuticauda | |
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| Genus: | Poephila Gould, 1842
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P. acuticauda | |
Poephila is an Australian genus of the estrildid finches. Members of the genus are:
- Masked finch, Poephila personata
- Long-tailed finch, Poephila acuticauda
- Black-throated finch, Poephila cincta
These are birds of dry open grassland. The adults have pinkish underparts, buff or brown upperparts, a black tail and lower belly, and white rumps uppertail coverts and undertail coverts.
References
- Clement, Harris and Davis, Finches and Sparrows ISBN 0-7136-8017-2
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