Description
English: Red-browed Finches (Neochmia temporalis). Julatten, North Queensland
Date 31 December 2013, 07:31:00
Source Flickr: quiet time http://flickr.com/photos/77524419@N03/11704891664
Author Jim Bendon https://www.flickr.com/people/77524419@N03
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Quiet_time.jpg

The red-browed finch (Neochmia temporalis) is an estrildid finch that inhabits the east coast of Australia. This species has also been introduced to French Polynesia. It is commonly found in temperate forest and dry savannah habitats. It may also be found in dry forest and mangrove habitats in tropical region. The Red-browed finch was first described by the English ornithologist John Latham in 1801 under the binomial name Fringilla temporalis. It is one of four species in the genus Neochmia. Alternate names include red-browed firetail. Order: Passeriformes, Family: Estrildidae, Genus: Neochmia, Species: Neochmia temporalis (Latham, 1801)