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OverviewAI-generated
Chloebia gouldiae is a species of bird belonging to the family Estrildidae. It is classified within the order Passeriformes, class Aves, phylum Chordata, and kingdom Animalia. The organism is commonly known as the Gouldian Finch, Gouldamadine, Diamante de Gould, or Diamant de Gould. Its parent taxon is Chloebia.
This species is endemic to Australia. According to the IUCN Red List, its conservation status was assessed as Least Concern in 2022. The average litter size for this bird is 5.7.
Records of Chloebia gouldiae exist in various databases and institutions. Occurrence data includes entries from Australia, the United States, and Canada. Specimens are held by institutions such as MSB, ASNHC, UTEP, DMNS, and UAM. The species has been referenced by 415 other encyclopedia articles.
Synthesized by Vinony from 30 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, iNaturalist, Gbif Occ, IUCN Red List, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Species
Least ConcernGouldian Finch
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyEstrildidae
Gouldian finches forage in upright grasses on semi-ripe to ripe seeds. They also feed on a variety of insects including beetles, termites, flies, flying ants, and spiders, and even pick out the insects caught in spiders' webs! (3) Pairs nest in tree-hollows, with courtship taking place on a tree limb (5). Males commence the courtship ritual with head bobbing, beak-wiping and ruffling his feathers to display his brilliant colours. He holds his body and tail erect, expands his chest and fluffs the forehead feathers. The female may also follow with some beak-wiping, and copulation takes place in the nest. Both parents brood over the nest the following day and, after the female lays her eggs and they hatch, both parents raise the young (3). Gouldian finches may produce up to 3 broods in succession, with 4-8 eggs per clutch (3).
via GBIF · IUCN
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,164
- With media
- 65
- Family
- Estrildidae
- Collections
- MSB, ASNHC, UTEP, DMNS, UAM, CMN
- Recorded in
- Australia, United States, Canada
Bird sounds
- call· Australia· quality B
- call· Australia· quality B
- call· Australia· quality B
- call· Australia· quality B
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Chloebia
- Image
- Chloebia gouldiae, Nitmiluk, Northern Territory, Australia 1.jpg
Show 7 more facts
- taxon rank
- species
- taxon name
- Chloebia gouldiae
- Commons category
- Chloebia gouldiae
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- endemic to
- Australia
- litter size
- 5.7
- taxon common name
- diamante-arco-íris
Sources (3)
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Encyclopedic overview
The Gouldian finch (Chloebia gouldiae), also known as the Gould's finch or the rainbow finch, is a colourful passerine bird that is native to Australia.
Taxonomy
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chloebia gouldiae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.