Description

Adult Gouldian Finches can be one of three different colour varieties: about 70-80% of birds have jet-black faces; 20-30% have scarlet faces; while gold-faced Gouldians are very rare (1 in 3000 birds). These colours exist through genetic variation (similar to the way in which humans can have blue, brown or green eyes).

Range and abundance

Found in tropical savanna woodland, Gouldian Finches eat almost entirely grass seeds, and nest in tree hollows (Snappy Gum or Northern White Gum Eucalyptus brevifolia in the western part of its range and Salmon Gum Eucalyptus tintinnans in the east).