Gouldian finch  (Erythrura gouldiae)

Range

This beautiful bird is endemic to northern Australia, where it occurs from Derby to the eastern side of the Gulf of Carpentaria to around the area of Charter Towers (4).

View a distribution map for this species at UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre.

Habitat

These finches prefer tropical savannah woodland with grassy understories and open wide plains with dispersed tall trees (2). They are also found along the fringes of mangroves and thickets, and tend to always occur near water (4).

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