Poole, Karen E.
Poephila
Sign in to savePoephila is an Australian genus of estrildid finches.
Species
KINGDOM
- KingdomAnimalia
Vogels Poephila is een geslacht van zangvogels uit de familie prachtvinken (Estrildidae). Vertegenwoordigers van dit geslacht komen uitsluitend voor in het noorden van Australië. Soorten Poephila acuticauda (Gould, 1840) - Spitsstaartamadine Poephila cincta (Gould, 1837) - Gordelamadine Poephila personata Gould, 1842 - Maskeramadine (en) Gill, F., Wright, M. & Donsker, D. (2010). IOC World Bird Names (version 2.6).
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 164
- With media
- 30
- Family
- Estrildidae
- Collections
- USNM, ROM, CAS, FMNH, WFVZ
- Recorded in
- Australia, United States
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Poephila is an Australian genus of estrildid finches.
The adults have pinkish underparts, buff or brown upperparts, a black tail and lower belly, and white rumps uppertail coverts and undertail coverts. Males and females closely resemble each other, although the male is a little larger.
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