Red-eared Parrotfinch (Erythrura coloria) | Photos, Calls and ID

Least ConcernEndemicSeedsForestTiny · 11 g

Red-eared Parrotfinch (Erythrura coloria), photo 1 — Photo: (c) Forest Botial-Jarvis, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Red-eared Parrotfinch (Erythrura coloria), photo 2 — Photo: (c) Mathieu Soetens, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Red-eared Parrotfinch (Erythrura coloria), photo 3 — Photo: (c) Mathieu Soetens, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Red-eared Parrotfinch (Erythrura coloria), photo 4 — Photo: (c) Forest Botial-Jarvis, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Red-eared Parrotfinch

The red-eared parrotfinch is a species of estrildid finch endemic to Mindanao in the Philippines. It's known for its striking plumage of a green body, a blue face and the eponymous red-ear. It is found in tropical montane forest above 1,000 metres (3,280 ft) above sea level.

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Where the Red-eared Parrotfinch lives

Regular range

Philippines

When to see the Red-eared Parrotfinch

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Peak activity in March · a variable species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Red-throated ParrotfinchErythrura psittaceaThe red-throated parrotfinch is a species of estrildid finch found in New Caledonia.

Tawny-breasted ParrotfinchErythrura hyperythraThe tawny-breasted parrotfinch is a species of estrildid finch found in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.

Royal ParrotfinchErythrura cyaneovirensThe red-headed parrotfinch is a common species of estrildid finch found in the Samoan Islands.

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