Double-barred finch

Double-barred finch
Glen Davis, New South Wales, Australia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Estrildidae
Genus: Stizoptera
Oberholser, 1899
Species:
S. bichenovii
Binomial name
Stizoptera bichenovii
(Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)
Subspecies

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Synonyms

Taeniopygia bichenovii (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)

The double-barred finch (Stizoptera bichenovii) is an estrildid finch found in dry savannah, tropical (lowland) dry grassland and shrubland habitats in northern and eastern Australia. It is sometimes referred to as Bicheno's finch or as the owl finch, the latter of which owing to the dark ring of feathers around the face. It is the only species placed in the genus Stizoptera .

  1. ^ BirdLife International. (2016). "Taeniopygia bichenovii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22719682A94639041. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22719682A94639041.en. Retrieved 6 March 2022.