Zebra Finch
Taeniopygia guttata ‡
Big Red area, Birdsville, SW Qld IMG_5785 20200918 - female on left, male on right.
Notes: Small; grey above; bright orange bill; distinctive
black & white teardrop & tail pattern.
Male: large orange cheek patch;
barred greyish bib, rusty white-spotted flanks.
Female: smooth grey
to buff on chest and belly. Juvenile: like female, duller, dark gray bill.
In arid & semi-arid inland grasslands, open woodlands. Need water. Often in
very large flocks.
Range from Morcombe & Stewart©
Boughshed Camp, Bladensburg NP, N Qld IMG_4097 20200907 - male
Boughshed Camp, Bladensburg NP, N Qld IMG_4008 20200906 - male
Cumberland Dam, Georgetown, FN Qld IMG_4174 20200617 - female. CLICK for a close-up at Rocky Dam, Flat CreekStation, FN Qld 20200625.
Cumberland Dam, Georgetown, FN Qld IMG_4166 20200617 - male on left, female on right.
Birdsville Track, SW Qld IMG_9222 20240930 - female on left, male on right.
Georgetown Racecourse, FNW Qld IMG_5691 20170822 - male
Big Red area, Birdsville, SW Qld IMG_5715 20200918 - juvenile x 2
Noonbah Station, SW Qld IMG_4711 20200913 - lots!
Noonbah Station, SW Qld IMG_4713 20200913 - lots!
Cumberland Dam, Georgetown, FN Qld IMG_4175 20200617 - female, joined by Black-throated Finch.