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Common Name

Diamond Firetail Finch

Alternate Names

Diamond Firetail

Common Type

Finch

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Estrildidae

Genus

Species

guttata

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Resident

Preferred Habitat

Lives in eucalypt forest and woodland, mallee country, farmland and grassland.

Distribution and Range

Australia

Food

Fruit and seeds pluls some insects and larvae from the ground.

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Field Notes:

The male will hold a piece of dried grass in his mouth and hop up and down while singing on a perch. The behavior is aggressive to other birds and will kill other weak birds and that is why one should keep grass finches which are stronger.

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