Black Throated Finch
Latin Name: Poephila cincta
Other Names: Black Rumped Finch, Black Tailed Finch, Black Throat, Diggles Finch, Parson Finch

Identification Black Throated Finch
Male: stocky pinkish-fawn. Blue-grey head; black bill. Large black bib; short black tail. Black rump on Cape York Peninsula birds - race 'atropygialis'. White rump to the south - race 'cincta'. Female: smaller; rounder bib. Size 10-13 cm. Juv: duller. Jerks head up and down on landing.

Voice Black Throated Finch
Call: Loud, harshly whistled 'teeweet' in identification; soft tet in conversational contact; hissing 'wsst' in chases. Song: Soft flute like squeezing notes in series of phrases, ending in long mournful whistle.

Habitat Black Throated Finch
Open forest, woodland. In pairs or flocks. Food: seeds and insects.

Distribution Black Throated Finch
Central-eastern Queensland to northern New South Wales.

Nest Black Throated Finch
Bottle-shaped, composed of dried grasses and lined with feathers; built on tall grass, a low bush, or a small tree, and occasionally in a hollow limb of a dead tree.

Breeding Black Throated Finch
Breeding Season: September to June. Eggs: Five to nine; white. Incubation 14 days, by both sexes. Young fledge in about 21 days.

Breeders Price Guide (Aviary bred pairs) Black Throated Finch
$35 to $50

Aviary Licence Requirements in Qld Black Throated Finch
Restrictions if not licenced.

Aviary Notes Black Throated Finch
Can be kept in breeding boxes but better results are found in a well planted aviary. They will use a variety of artificial nests. May be kept in a colony of small to medium seed eaters.

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