could i have some help identifying this fellow found him in the townsville common after the cyclone
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It looks like a mannikin-type finch but doesn't match any of the finches in my field guide. Maybe it blew in from Fiji.
Doesn't look like an Aussie to me Joanneh, may be an escapee from a destroyed aviary. Ray
Maybe related to this Satin Bowerbird...
http://las.new-england.net.au/images/20041119-010-satinBowerbird.jpg
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Well, any better ideas?? Where are they??
M-L
so i put it up on flickr bird help and came up with a imature crimson finch done a search and am sure it is but must have blown down from ingham way as i have not seen any in townsville
Funny how finches take a while to get adult plumage, a bit like crimson rosellas.
Hi Joanneh
A young Crimmie for sure, not a blown in by Yasi, they appear to have moved into the Towncommon several months ago, I have been seeing small parties for a while now, the last one being a adult male at the spot where we meet,I had never seen them on the Common before that, they are also seen regularly at the reserve where the hi-way crosses the Bohle river and at the Bush garden in Mundingburra.We did have a finch blown in from Yasi (or maybe a escapee) in the form of a Long-tailed Finch, seen several times over the week-end. Keep a eye out for it, a really lovely finch, normally seen around Mt Isa and the gulf country on the NT border.
Ed Townsville NQ
I have a question, seeing how challenging it can be to identify juvenile birds, can you recommend a good website? I would appreciate to get some information, thanks.
M-L