Out of the thousands of bird species worldwide, the finch is just one of them, and its subspecies are found across the globe. In North America alone, there are 17 subspecies of finch, including the ...

Behind Darwin's sweeping Lee Point beach is a patch of diverse bushland where Ian Redmond has his binoculars out, scanning the long native grasses for Gouldian finches. Birdwatchers are calling on the ...

The three color morphs of Gouldian finches, Erythrura gouldiae. Image: Sarah Pryke, Macquarie University. Gouldian finches, Erythrura gouldiae, are small cavity-nesting passerines that are endemic to ...

(PhysOrg.com) -- Females in socially monogamous bird species such as finches often engage in sexual activities with birds outside the pair bond. This is known to benefit males if they produce more ...

Choosing a mate is one of the most important decisions an individual of any species will make in its life. It is therefore perhaps a surprise that a new study, of which I'm a co-author, has revealed a ...

The bird, named Jester, was hand-reared after its parents tossed it from the nest A Gouldian finch tossed from its nest by its parents is thriving after being hand-reared by staff and students at ...

I write about animals for a living, which means it takes a lot to genuinely surprise me. I've seen hairless bears, two-legged dogs, cats with 29 toes, and enough strange creatures to fill an entire ...

The exquisite Gouldian finch is one of the world’s most prized caged birds. But will they continue to survive in the wild? Mike Fidlar didn’t really want to talk money. But I was hopeful the former UK ...

According to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, the Gouldian finch is in the endangered category based on historical population declines. The colourful bird is found ...

The rainbow-coloured Gouldian finch was once found across northern Australia but it is now thought there are fewer than 2,500 birds left in the wild. A dire wet season in 2018-19 has had a serious ...