The diamond firetail (Stagonopleura guttata) is a species of estrildid finch that is endemic to Australia. It has a patchy distribution and generally occupies drier forests and grassy woodlands west of the Great Dividing Range from South East Queensland to the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. While it is a small stocky bird it is one of the largest finches in Australia. The birds are very distinctive with a black breast-band on a white breast. The flanks are black with white spots and it has a scarlet rump (hence the name) and a black tail.
^BirdLife International (2022). "Stagonopleura guttata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T22719660A211542365. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
The diamondfiretail (Stagonopleura guttata) is a species of estrildid finch that is endemic to Australia. It has a patchy distribution and generally occupies...
and weighing 14g (1⁄2 oz) the beautiful firetail is a small plump bird, slightly smaller than the diamondfiretail. Its plumage is mostly olive-brown. The...
the northern spotted owl and the marbled murrelet. In Australia the diamondfiretail and painted honeyeater are recorded as nesting in different mistletoes...
meaning "side" or "flank". The type species was designated as the diamondfiretail in 1851 by Jean Cabanis. The three species in the genus are: Forshaw...
habitats, although a few, such as the eastern alpine mannikin, mountain firetail, red-browed finch, and the genus Stagonopleura, have adapted to the cooler...
painted honeyeater, rockwarbler, swift parrot, plum-headed finch and diamondfiretail. In the US published book Fifty Places to Go Birding Before You Die...
individuals) of the near threatened painted honeyeater, as well as the diamondfiretail. The rugged, robust landscape of the park provides a large number of...
species include S. bella (Beautiful firetail), S. oculata (Red-eared firetail) and S. guttata (Diamondfiretail). This species, Emblema pictum, is currently...
lion tamarin Birds of the Adelaide Hills Aviary Bush stone-curlew Diamondfiretail Peaceful dove Regent honeyeater Swift parrot Australian Rainforest...
the reserve, including black-chinned honeyeater, brown treecreeper, diamondfiretail and speckled warbler. Introduced pest species found within the reserve...
and sharp-tailed sandpipers. The IBA also supports a population of diamondfiretails. Other birds recorded in substantial numbers include glossy ibises...
Bobtail Booroolong frog Bream Bathurst burr Eastern grey kangaroo Diamondfiretail Eastern brown snake Common eastern froglet Brown and Rainbow Trout...
including the critically endangered regent honeyeater, gang-gang cockatoo, diamondfiretail and hooded robin. These species are in severe decline due to clearing...
regularly visited by endangered swift parrots, often in large numbers. Diamondfiretails are common residents. Other significant birds recorded from the site...
Important Bird Area because it supports populations of malleefowl and diamondfiretails. The malleefowl is a rare bird found on the site and their protection...
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