Double-barred finch
The double-barred finch (Stizoptera bichenovii) is an estrildid finch found in dry savannah, tropical (lowland) dry grassland and shrubland habitats in northern and eastern Australia. It is sometimes referred to as Bicheno's finch or as the owl finch, the latter of which owing to the dark ring of feathers around the face. It is the only species placed in the genus Stizoptera .
| Double-barred finch | |
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| Glen Davis, New South Wales, Australia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Estrildidae |
| Genus: | Stizoptera Oberholser, 1899 |
| Species: | S. bichenovii |
| Binomial name | |
| Stizoptera bichenovii | |
| Subspecies | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Taeniopygia bichenovii (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827) | |
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