Lady Gouldian Finch
Lady Gouldian Finch, Butterfly World, Florida
The Gouldian Finch, Erythrura gouldiae (or Chloebia gouldiae), also known as the Lady Gouldian Finch, Gould's Finch or Rainbow Finch , is a colourful passerine bird endemic to Australia. There is strong evidence of a continuing decline, even at the best-known site near Katherine in the Northern Territory. Large numbers are bred in captivity, particularly in Australia. For instance, in the state of South Australia alone National Parks & Wildlife Department permit returns in the late 1990s showed that over 13,000 Gouldians were being kept by aviculturists. If extrapolated to an Australia-wide figure this would result in a total of over 100,000 birds. In 1992 it was classified as ENDANGERED in the wild under criteria C2ai. This was due to the fact that a: the viable population size was estimated to be less than 2,500 mature individuals and b: no permanent subpopulation was known to contain more than 250 mature individuals and finally c: that a continuing decline was observed in the number of mature individuals. It is currently subject to a conservation program.
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asnyder5 (42 months ago | reply)
Wow beautiful bird and great capture
Elma_Ben (42 months ago | reply)
Wonderful!
glendel1 (42 months ago | reply)
Wow.. just wonderful
William Miller 21 (42 months ago | reply)
And I thought painted buntings were colorful. Great shot.
Los bicharracos de Ana (very busy) (42 months ago | reply)
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Oh... It´s beautiful !!!
Gosia Margosia (42 months ago | reply)
the most colourful and sweet bird :-)
Green bee eater (42 months ago | reply)
Superb ! never seen such wonderful colors in a bird , majestic image !!!
Kate's Photo Diary (42 months ago | reply)
Beautiful!
Jaynie25 (42 months ago | reply)
What a lovely bird. Beautiful
Katie-Rose (42 months ago | reply)
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Lovely shot!
What amazing colours!
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Ramón Casadó (42 months ago | reply)
Maravillosos colores , buen encuadre
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beyondhue (42 months ago | reply)
Spectacular color!
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Nicole Charleston (42 months ago | reply)
This is gorgeous, amazing colours!
Jan Kjaersgaard1 (42 months ago | reply)
What a beauty
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nitram0864 (42 months ago | reply)
What amazing colours, very psychedelic .
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jerry polizzi (42 months ago | reply)
You are lucky too see this one thanks for sharing it.
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ylwpny (42 months ago | reply)
This bird has such BEAUTIFUL colors!! Nice capture.
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Los bicharracos de Ana (very busy) (42 months ago | reply)
*** Beautiful ***
wee3beasties (42 months ago | reply)
Such incredible colors. . . amazing little bird captured very beautifully in this photo.
tdlucas5000 (42 months ago | reply)
So Nice!!
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CVNguyen (42 months ago | reply)
wow beautiful bird...great pic..
sundance22 (42 months ago | reply)
lovely
Marco030783[a volte ritornano...] (42 months ago | reply)
an excellent image!
MyRidgebacks - Sharon C Johnson (42 months ago | reply)
technicolor beauty
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Excellent shot.
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rafaelotero2001 (42 months ago | reply)
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Richard John Linnett (42 months ago | reply)
Beautiful colours.
Flávio Pereira - RJ (42 months ago | reply)
E s p e t a c u l a r !
pawprints (42 months ago | reply)
What an incredibly colorful bird !
Pablo Lopez Ortiz (42 months ago | reply)
Estupenda foto! Enhorabuena y Saludos!!
PerAnd1 (41 months ago | reply)
Wonderful photo !
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Lanamaniac (41 months ago | reply)
wow stunning so colorful
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Tsumer [deleted] (41 months ago | reply)
GOD!!!
A.Mosawi (40 months ago | reply)
wow .. I can't believe there is such a colourful bird exist !
Amazing !
Green bee eater (39 months ago | reply)
best one i have seen so far , very colorful.
dbuk2 (39 months ago | reply)
That has gotta be one of the most colorful birds out there !
Great shot !!!
amsun (38 months ago | reply)
I would flip if I ever saw one of these in real life! They are so pretty. I used to be able to see them everyday, on my Viewsonic monitor, but I don't have that monitor anymore.
Pixel Packing Mama (24 months ago | reply)
Instant FAVE! I love this splendid bird whose colors are to die for. Delina
tugboat1952(will be on & off for a while) (20 months ago | reply)
so many colours...what a pretty bird.
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martisimas (15 months ago | reply)
Unbelievably beautiful.... splendid photo!
martisimas (15 months ago | reply)
Wonderful closeup of this amazingly vibrant bird! I would love to see this wonderful photo in our group.
Pandamon (11 months ago | reply)
striking beauty, nice cap
(hope to see one someday)
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