Neochmia
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Neochmia is a genus of estrildid finches found in Australasia. They are gregarious seed-eaters with short, thick, but pointed bills.
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Neochmia | |
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Red-browed finch (Neochmia temporalis) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Estrildidae |
Genus: | Neochmia G.R. Gray, 1849[1][2] |
Type species | |
Fringilla phaeton[3] Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841 | |
Species | |
N. temporalis |
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