Crimson Finch (white-bellied)
Neochmia phaeton evangelinae
Australia's Threatened Species Category
Listing removed
Listed since: 12/21/2023
IUCN's Threatened Species Category
Least Concern
Listed since: Sat Jan 09 2016 14:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Population trend: Stable
Other names: White-bellied Crimson Finch
Priority Species? No
The Australian government's Threatened Species Action Plan 2022-2032 selected over 100 priority species derived from consultation with threatened species experts and the wider community. While all species are important, focusing on a limited number of species can help target effort and resources so that outcomes can be achieved, measured and shared.
Description
The Crimson Finch (white-bellied) is a small bird that measures about 13 cm long, has a wing-span of about 16 or 17 cm. The adult males have a bright red face, bill, throat and breast, and have bright red flanks that have a series of white spots running along them. The adult females have a bright red face, but differ from the adult males in having a brownish-grey breast, brown flanks. In Australia, the Crimson Finch (white-bellied) is found only on the Cape York Peninsula in northern Queensland.
Threats
The threats to the Crimson Finch (white-bellied) are fires, if they occur at the wrong time, and especially during the dry season, can destroy the finch's habitat, invasive weekds, grazing fom pigs and cattle and illegal trappoing for the bird trade.