Avibase: Neochmia phaeton (Crimson Finch)

Crimson Finch

Neochmia phaeton (Hombron, JB; Jacquinot, H 1841)

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.

Species name	Recordist	Date	Location	Remarks	Cat.nr.
Crimson Finch - Neochmia phaeton	Peter Boesman	2025-11-01	Tyto wetlands, Ingham, Queensland, Hinchinbrook (Australia) (? m)	call - [sono]	1066743 xeno-canto.org
Crimson Finch - Neochmia phaeton	nick talbot	2022-06-10	George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens (near The Gardens), City of Darwin, Northern Territory, The Gardens (Australia) (20 m)	call - A pair of birds calling from shrubs in the gardens bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	733139 xeno-canto.org
Crimson Finch - Neochmia phaeton	nick talbot	2022-06-11	Tiwi, City of Darwin, Northern Territory, Tiwi (Australia) (10 m)	juvenile - A young bird perching on grass. Several other birds also calling nearby. The video is at https://ebird.org/checklist/S112628472 bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	740475 xeno-canto.org
Crimson Finch - Neochmia phaeton phaeton	James Lambert	2021-11-23	Nightcliff, Darwin Municipality, Northern Territory, Nightcliff (Australia) (10 m)	adult, song - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	688716 xeno-canto.org
Crimson Finch - Neochmia phaeton phaeton	James Lambert	2021-11-23	Nightcliff, Darwin Municipality, Northern Territory, Nightcliff (Australia) (10 m)	adult, call - mobbing type call, though object of mobbing not located bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	688718 xeno-canto.org
Crimson Finch - Neochmia phaeton	Ken Behrens	2019-08-29	Wayau, Papua Province (Indonesia) (2 m)	call - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	582505 xeno-canto.org
Crimson Finch - Neochmia phaeton	Peter Boesman	2025-11-01	Tyto wetlands, Ingham, Queensland, Hinchinbrook (Australia) (? m)	song and call - [sono]	1066742 xeno-canto.org
Crimson Finch - Neochmia phaeton phaeton	James Lambert	2022-01-07	Muirhead, City of Darwin, Northern Territory, Lee Point-Leanyer Swamp (Australia) (20 m)	adult, flight call - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	706595 xeno-canto.org
Crimson Finch - Neochmia phaeton evangelinae	Marc Anderson	2018-09-02	Twelve Mile Lagoon, Lakefield National Park, Queensland, Cook (Australia) (50 m)	call - bird-seen:yes	436855 xeno-canto.org
Crimson Finch - Neochmia phaeton phaeton	James Lambert	2021-12-20	Leanyer, City of Darwin, Northern Territory, Lee Point-Leanyer Swamp (Australia) (10 m)	adult, song - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	706200 xeno-canto.org
Crimson Finch - Neochmia phaeton phaeton	James Lambert	2022-05-07	Holmes, Darwin Municipality, Northern Territory, Lee Point-Leanyer Swamp (Australia) (10 m)	adult, call, juvenile, song - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	726037 xeno-canto.org
Crimson Finch - Neochmia phaeton evangelinae	Marc Anderson	2018-09-02	Twelve Mile Lagoon, Lakefield National Park, Queensland, Cook (Australia) (50 m)	call - bird-seen:yes	436853 xeno-canto.org
Crimson Finch - Neochmia phaeton phaeton	James Lambert	2021-11-23	Nightcliff, Darwin Municipality, Northern Territory, Nightcliff (Australia) (10 m)	adult, call - mobbing type call, though object of mobbing not located bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	688717 xeno-canto.org
Crimson Finch - Neochmia phaeton phaeton	James Lambert	2021-12-08	Muirhead, City of Darwin, Northern Territory, Lee Point-Leanyer Swamp (Australia) (20 m)	adult, call, male, song - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	697217 xeno-canto.org
Crimson Finch - Neochmia phaeton phaeton	James Lambert	2023-01-25	Nightcliff, Darwin Municipality, Northern Territory, Nightcliff (Australia) (10 m)	call - warning call given by bird watching recordist while companions fed in grasses	780387 xeno-canto.org
Crimson Finch - Neochmia phaeton evangelinae	Marc Anderson	2018-09-02	Twelve Mile Lagoon, Lakefield National Park, Queensland, Cook (Australia) (50 m)	call - bird-seen:yes	436854 xeno-canto.org
Crimson Finch - Neochmia phaeton phaeton	James Lambert	2022-10-16	Leanyer, City of Darwin, Northern Territory, Lee Point-Leanyer Swamp (Australia) (10 m)	call - [also] [sono]	761134 xeno-canto.org
Crimson Finch - Neochmia phaeton phaeton	Marc Anderson	2017-01-22	Cattana Wetlands, Queensland, Queensland (Australia) (10 m)	call - [sono]	352601 xeno-canto.org
Crimson Finch - Neochmia phaeton phaeton	James Lambert	2022-05-07	Holmes, Darwin Municipality, Northern Territory, Lee Point-Leanyer Swamp (Australia) (10 m)	call, juvenile - calls from immatures bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	726038 xeno-canto.org
Crimson Finch - Neochmia phaeton phaeton	Marc Anderson	2017-01-22	Cattana Wetlands, Queensland, Queensland (Australia) (10 m)	call - [sono]	352600 xeno-canto.org
Crimson Finch - Neochmia phaeton phaeton	James Lambert	2021-08-29	Rapid Creek Reserve - South (near Marrara), Darwin Municipality, Northern Territory, City - Remainder (Australia) (20 m)	adult, call, song - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	670993 xeno-canto.org
Crimson Finch - Neochmia phaeton	Ken Behrens	2019-08-29	Wayau, Papua Province (Indonesia) (2 m)	call - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	582506 xeno-canto.org
Crimson Finch - Neochmia phaeton	Peter Boesman	2025-11-01	Tyto wetlands, Ingham, Queensland, Hinchinbrook (Australia) (? m)	song and call - [sono]	1066740 xeno-canto.org
Crimson Finch - Neochmia phaeton	James Lambert	2021-08-29	Gurambai Walking Trail, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, Darwin (Australia)	-	364835051 macaulaylibrary.org

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