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Neochmia (Finch)

Synonyms: Aedemosyne; Aegintha

Wikipedia Abstract

Neochmia is a genus of estrildid finches found in Australasia. They are gregarious seed-eaters with short, thick, but pointed bills. The members are: \n* Red-browed finch , Neochmia temporalis (Latham, 1801) \n* Crimson finch, Neochmia phaeton (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841) \n* Star finch, Neochmia ruficauda (Gould, 1837) \n* Plum-headed finch or cherry finch, Neochmia modesta (Gould, 1837) The red-browed finch and plum-headed finch are sometimes placed in other genera.
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Species

Neochmia modesta (Plum-headed Finch) (Attributes)
Neochmia phaeton (Black-bellied Crimson Finch) (Attributes)
Neochmia ruficauda (Star Finch) (Attributes)
Neochmia temporalis (Red-browed Finch) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0