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The diamond firetail (Stagonopleura guttata) is a species of estrildid finch that is endemic to Australia. It has a patchy distribution and generally occupies drier forests and grassy woodlands west of the Great Dividing Range from South East Queensland to the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia.
Stagonopleura is a genus of small seed-eating birds in the family Estrildidae that are native to Australia.. The species are similar in appearance, with short red bills, brown upperparts, red rumps and uppertail coverts, and barred or spotted underparts.
The IBA is an important site for the diamond firetail.. The Goonoo Important Bird Area is a 1034 km 2 tract of wooded land in New South Wales, Australia.It lies between the towns of Dubbo, Gilgandra and Dunedoo, about 200 km north-west of Sydney.
Woodland communities provide habitat for threatened woodland bird species, including the critically endangered regent honeyeater, gang-gang cockatoo, diamond firetail and hooded robin. These species are in severe decline due to clearing, habitat fragmentation, reduced food sources and loss of hollow-bearing trees.
The family Estrildidae was introduced in 1850 by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte as "Estreldinae", a spelling variant of the subfamily name. [2] [3] In the list of world birds maintained by Frank Gill, Pamela Rasmussen and David Donsker on behalf of the International Ornithological Committee (IOC) the family contains 140 species divided into 41 genera. [4]
Diamond dove; Black-banded fruit-dove (until recently considered a subspecies of banded fruit-dove) Christmas imperial pigeon (Christmas Island endemic) Topknot pigeon; Norfolk pigeon (extinct, formerly endemic to Norfolk Island) Horsfield's bronze cuckoo (breeding endemic) Black-eared cuckoo (breeding endemic) Pallid cuckoo (breeding endemic)
The diamond firetail (Stagonopleura guttata) is a species of estrildid finch that is endemic to Australia. The species generally inhabits drier forests and grassy woodlands west of the Great Dividing Range, and can be distinguished by a black band on a white breast. Their flanks are black with white spots with a scarlet rump and a black tail.
Firetail is a common name for several bird species: Red-browed firetail, Neochmia temporalis, or red-browed finch; Red-faced firetail, Neochmia ruficauda, star finch; Beautiful firetail, Stagonopleura bella; Diamond firetail, Stagonopleura guttata; Red-eared firetail or Western firetail, Stagonopleura oculata