Poephila
Poephila is an Australian genus of estrildid finches.
| Poephila | |
|---|---|
| Long-tailed finch, Poephila acuticauda | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Estrildidae |
| Genus: | Poephila Gould, 1842 |
| Type species | |
| Amadina acuticauda Gould, 1840 | |
| Species | |
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The adults have pinkish underparts, buff or brown upperparts, a black tail and lower belly, and white rumps uppertail coverts and undertail coverts. Males and females closely resemble each other, although the male is a little larger.
These are birds of dry open grassland, occurring from the north-west to the eastern coast of Australia. They glean seed from the ground or seed-heads of grasses, occasionally supplementing their diet with insects.
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