- Stagonopleura guttata
Identification
13cm
- Brown grey back and wings
- Grey sides to head
- Black eye band
- Wide black breast band
- Black flanks, spotted with white diamond shapes
- White underbelly and chin
- Bright red rump
- Red bill
- Dark iris
- Grey legs
Distribution
South-eastern Australia (east-central Queensland to southern Victoria and south-eastern South Australia).
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Open forest and woodlands and well-treed grassland, orcherds, parks and gardens. Widespead, but patchy and generally scarce, suburban backyards.
Behaviour
Breeding
Globe shaped nests are built. The 4-6 eggs are incubated by the female for 14 days. The young fledge 21 days later.
Diet
The diet includes grass seeds, leaves and insects.
References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Singingwingsaviary
- NSWgov
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Diamond Firetail. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Diamond_Firetail
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
