Diamond Firetail
Latin Name: Stagonopleura guttata
Other Names: Diamond Finch, Diamond Sparrow, Spotted Sided Finch

Identification Diamond Firetail
Male: solid 'upright' finch. Maroon bill; lores black. Grey above, white below; black chest band. Flanks spotted white. Crimson rump. Female: bill coral-pink; lores brownish. Size 12-13cm. Juv; blackish bill; dull, indistinct chest bar. Hops vigorously.

Voice Diamond Firetail
Call: Drawn out, plaintive, nasal 'twooo-heee', with first syllable descending and second ascending and whistled; given in contact and identification by both sexes, higher pitched in female. Also low, snoring calls between birds during nest relief. Song: Long series of low, rasping notes, by male in display.

Habitat Diamond Firetail
Grassy woodlands and open spaces. In pairs or small flocks.

Distribution Diamond Firetail
South-central Queensland through south-eastern Australia to South Australia and Kangaroo Island, west to Eyre Peninsula South Australia.

Nest Diamond Firetail
Bottle shaped, placed on its side, composed of dried grasses and lined with feathers; built in a bush or tree in thick foliage, sometimes in the outer loose material of the nest of an eagle or crow.

Breeding Diamond Firetail
Breeding Season: August to January. Eggs: Four to seven; white. Incubation 14 days, by both sexes. Young fledge in about 21 days.

Breeders Price Guide (Aviary bred pairs) Diamond Firetail
$55 to $65

Aviary Licence Requirements in Qld Diamond Firetail
Restrictions if not licenced.

Aviary Notes Diamond Firetail
They prefer an open flight aviary away from cold and drafts. They can be kept in a collection of small seed eaters. Paired up or as a colony. They are a social bird.

Australian Field Guides

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