Gouldian Finch (Chloebia gouldiae) | Photos and ID

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Gouldian Finch (Chloebia gouldiae), photo 1 — Photo: (c) Paul Whitington, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Paul Whitington · cc-by

Gouldian Finch (Chloebia gouldiae), photo 2 — Photo: (c) Kym Nicolson, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Gouldian Finch (Chloebia gouldiae), photo 3 — Photo: (c) Ben Jobson, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Gouldian Finch (Chloebia gouldiae), photo 4 — Photo: (c) Nathan Ruser, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Gouldian Finch (Chloebia gouldiae), photo 5 — Photo: (c) pimelea, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Gouldian Finch (Chloebia gouldiae), photo 6 — Photo: (c) Alan Bell, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Gouldian Finch (Chloebia gouldiae), photo 7 — Photo: no rights reserved · CC0

Gouldian Finch (Chloebia gouldiae), photo 8 — Photo: (c) Andrew Parker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Gouldian Finch (Chloebia gouldiae), photo 9 — Photo: (c) desertnaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Gouldian Finch (Chloebia gouldiae), photo 10 — Photo: (c) Ioannis Magouras, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

ID tip

Both sexes are brightly coloured with black, green, yellow, and red markings. The females tend to be less brightly coloured. One major difference between the sexes is that the male's chest is purple, while the female's is a lighter mauve. Gouldian finches are about 125–140 mm (4.9–5.5 in) long. Their heads may be red, black, or yellow. Formerly considered three different kinds of finches, it is now known that these are colour variants of one species that exist in the wild.

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When to see the Gouldian Finch

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 8 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is September, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Gouldian Finch

Regular rangeRare visitor

The map shades 1 country with regular records, and 3 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Australia

Recorded as a rare visitor in United States, Germany, Spain.

About the Gouldian Finch

The Gouldian finch, also known as the Gould's finch or the rainbow finch, is a colourful passerine bird that is native to Australia.

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Easily confused with

Yellow-bellied WaxbillCoccopygia quartiniaThe yellow-bellied waxbill is a species of estrildid finch native to East Africa.

Black-rumped WaxbillEstrilda troglodytesThe black-rumped waxbill is a common species of estrildid finch found in Southern Africa.

Blue-capped Cordon-bleuUraeginthus cyanocephalusThe blue-capped cordon-bleu or blue-capped cordonbleu is native to Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, and Tanzania in East Africa.

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