Red-browed Firetail*
Neochmia temporalis
(L 4.5")
Kingfisher Park
22Oct2016
Laminington Nat’l Park
20Oct2016
* aka Red-browed Finch
A finch on the east coast
of Australia...sociable
often seen in small flocks.
Neochmia is Greek for novel,
unusual; temporalis is Latin for
temples of the forehead.
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