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Gouldian Finch - Australian Yellow
Gouldian Finch (Erythrura Gouldiae)
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The Gouldian Finch is the most beautiful of
all the Australian Finches and was first discovered by the English
ornithologist John Gould in
1844. In the wild they are found in Woodlands and Scrublands in the
tropical Regions of the Northern Western Australia, the Northern
Territory and Northern Queensland, Australia.
Once one of the most common finches in the
wild in Australia the Gouldian is now listed on the endangered species
list with an estimate of less than 2,500 birds remaining in the wild.
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The decline in the native population has been put down to a
number of factors - the birds were heavily trapped up until the early 1980's, a loss of their native habitat
and the air-sac parasite
has also had an effect on native finch numbers.
I have personally spoken to people who have travelled through "Gouldian
Country" and they have seen plenty of Gouldian's in the wild in many
locations, and, they are somewhat skeptical of the "experts opinions"
that less than 2,500 birds remain in the wild.
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From its discovery back in 1844 the Gouldian
Finch is widely found in aviaries and finch collections all around the
world. In the wild the native bird has three head colors. Yellow, Red
and Black.
Gouldian Finch colors vary from purple breasted (natural
bird), to white breasted, blue breasted, lilac breasted, combined with
body colors such as pastel green, double factor pastel green, blue,
cinnamon, pastel blue, single and double factor pastel blue, dilute, Sea
green, dark factor through to the
Australian Yellow.
This web site has been created to share information about the
Australia Yellow Gouldian, a mutation that only appears in
Australia.
It is also know as the -
Australian Yellow
Australian White Breasted Yellow
Australian Recessive Yellow
The mutation first appeared in 1981 from a
pair of normal looking Gouldians owned by Don Crawford in his aviary
located on the North Coast of New South Wales. For more
information and an insight into the history and the development of the
Australian Yellow by Don
Click Here
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This site contains general information and
specific information gathered from breeders within Australia with many
years experience of breeding this bird in Australia. For more information on breeding and food requirements
click here.
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