Poephila is an Australian genus of the estrildid finches. Members of the genus are: \n* Masked finch, Poephila personata \n* Long-tailed finch, Poephila acuticauda \n* Black-throated finch, Poephila cincta These are birds of dry open grassland. The adults have pinkish underparts, buff or brown upperparts, a black tail and lower belly, and white rumps uppertail coverts and undertail coverts.