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Species profile—Poephila acuticauda (long-tailed finch)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Estrildidae (weaver finches) → Poephila acuticauda (long-tailed finch)

Photo of Poephila acuticauda (long-tailed finch) - Queensland Government,1987
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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Estrildidae (weaver finches)
Scientific name
Poephila acuticauda (Gould, 1840)
Common name
long-tailed finch
WildNet taxon ID
1362
Alternate name(s)
blackheart
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Terrestrial

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1362.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022