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| − | + | [[Image:Finch, Masked 01e Poephila personata personata AUSTRALIA.jpg|thumb|450px|right|''ssp personata'' <br/ >Photo © by {{user|peterday|peterday}}<br/>Holmes Jungle, Darwin, [[Queensland]], June 2015]] | |
| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:1991 Finch, Masked 02b.jpg|thumb|450px|right|''ssp leucotis'' <br/ >Photo © by {{user|peterday|peterday}}<br/>Cumberland Dam, Georgetown, [[Queensland]], July 2021]] |
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;[[:Category:Poephila|Poephila]] personata | ;[[:Category:Poephila|Poephila]] personata | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
====Adult==== | ====Adult==== | ||
| − | + | *Heavy yellow bill | |
| + | *Black mask, chin, tail, band on flanks | ||
| + | *Buff breast | ||
| + | *White rump | ||
| + | *Red legs | ||
| + | *Subspecies ''personata'' has buff ear coverts and lower flanks | ||
| + | *Subspecies ''leucotis'' has white ear coverts and lower flanks | ||
====Immature==== | ====Immature==== | ||
| − | Black bill | + | *Black bill |
| − | + | *Duller | |
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Australia]] | + | Northern [[Australia]] from Cape York to Kimberley, WA |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | There are 2 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | ||
| + | *''personata'' is found in Northern Territory west to Kimberley, Western Australia | ||
| + | *''leucotis'' is found in Cape York and eastern NT | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Grassy woodland close to water | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | *Forages on ground in small flocks | ||
| + | *Flicks tail frequently | ||
| + | *Gathers at water in morning and evening, sometimes in large numbers | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
Diet includes fallen grass seeds. | Diet includes fallen grass seeds. | ||
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A domed nest is built from grasses, lined with fine grass, feathers, and charcoal, in the late wet season or early dry. 5-6 white eggs are laid. | A domed nest is built from grasses, lined with fine grass, feathers, and charcoal, in the late wet season or early dry. 5-6 white eggs are laid. | ||
| − | ==== | + | ====Vocalisation==== |
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Poephila+personata}} | {{GSearch|Poephila+personata}} | ||
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| + | {{Video|Masked_Finch}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category: | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Taeniopygia]] [[Category:Videos]] |
Revision as of 00:30, 23 August 2021
- Poephila personata
Identification
Adult
- Heavy yellow bill
- Black mask, chin, tail, band on flanks
- Buff breast
- White rump
- Red legs
- Subspecies personata has buff ear coverts and lower flanks
- Subspecies leucotis has white ear coverts and lower flanks
Immature
- Black bill
- Duller
Distribution
Northern Australia from Cape York to Kimberley, WA
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]
- personata is found in Northern Territory west to Kimberley, Western Australia
- leucotis is found in Cape York and eastern NT
Habitat
Grassy woodland close to water
Behaviour
- Forages on ground in small flocks
- Flicks tail frequently
- Gathers at water in morning and evening, sometimes in large numbers
Diet
Diet includes fallen grass seeds.
Breeding
A domed nest is built from grasses, lined with fine grass, feathers, and charcoal, in the late wet season or early dry. 5-6 white eggs are laid.
Vocalisation
External Links
