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Star Finch

Bathilda ruficauda (Gould, J 1837)

The star finch is a seed-eating bird species found in northern Australia. It has a distinctive red face and bill, and broad white spots down its flanks. One of its three subspecies may be extinct. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Estrildidae
Genus:
   Bathilda
Scientific:
  Bathilda ruficauda


Original description

Citation:
  (Gould, J 1837)

Reference:
   Synopsis Birds Austral. Adj. Isl. pt1 pl.10 fig.2

Protonym:
  Amadina ruficauda

Type locality:
  Australia [= interior of New South Wales (Liverpool Plains)].


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  FC54497E5829087B

Avibase ID:
  avibase-FC54497E

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/FC54497E


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 561562

Geographic range:

  • Bathilda ruficauda ruficauda: Queensland (Burdekin River to far northern New South Wales); extinct?
  • Bathilda ruficauda clarescens: northern Queensland (southern Cape York Peninsula)
  • Bathilda ruficauda subclarescens: western and northern Australia (disjunctly Shark Bay to Gulf of Carpenteria)
English:
Star Finch
Catalan:
diamant cua-rogenc
Czech:
astrild rákosní
Danish:
Sivastrild
German:
Binsenamadine
Spanish:
Diamante Colirrojo
Spanish (Spain):
Diamante Colirrojo
Finnish:
tähtituliperä
French:
Diamant à queue rousse
Croatian:
pjegava amadina
Hungarian:
kákapinty
Icelandic:
Sefstrildi
Italian:
Diamante stellato
Japanese (romaji):
komonchou
Japanese:
コモンチョウ
Lithuanian:
Rausvauodegė rubininė astrilda
Dutch:
Binsenastrild
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Sivastrild
Norwegian:
Sivastrild
Polish:
krasnogonek oliwkowy
Portuguese:
Diamante-estrela
Portuguese (Portugal):
diamante-estrela
Russian:
Краснохвостая амадина
Slovak:
batilda trstinová
Serbian:
Trščana amadina (binzen)
Swedish:
sävastrild
Ukrainian:
Амадина-рубінчик очеретяна
Chinese:
星雀
Chinese (Traditional):
星雀


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Star Finch ( Bathilda ruficauda) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Star Finch ( Bathilda ruficauda) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Star Finch ( Bathilda ruficauda) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Star Finch ( Bathilda ruficauda) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Diamant à queue rousse ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Diamant à queue rousse ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Star Finch ( Bathilda ruficauda) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Star Finch ( Bathilda ruficauda) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Star Finch ( Bathilda ruficauda) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Star Finch ( Emblema ruficauda) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Star Finch ( Bathilda ruficauda) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Star Finch ( Bathilda ruficauda) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Star Finch ( Bathilda ruficauda) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Star Finch ( Emblema ruficauda) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Star Finch ( Bathilda ruficauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Star Finch ( Bathilda ruficauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Star Finch ( Bathilda ruficauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Star Finch ( Bathilda ruficauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Star Finch ( Bathilda ruficauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Star Finch ( Bathilda ruficauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Star Finch ( Bathilda ruficauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Star Finch ( Bathilda ruficauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Star Finch ( Bathilda ruficauda) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Neochmia ruficauda [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Neochmia ruficauda [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Neochmia ruficauda [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Star Finch ( Neochmia ruficauda) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Neochmia ruficauda [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Neochmia ruficauda [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: diamant cua-rogenc
Czech: Astrild rákosní
Danish: Sivastrild
German: Binsenamadine, Binsenastrild, Binsen-Astrild
English: Red-faced Finch, Red-tailed Finch, Star Finch
English, HBW: Star Finch
English (IOC): Star Finch
English (United States): Star Finch
Esperanto: Rufvosta neoĥmio
Spanish: Diamante Colirrojo, Pinzón de Estrellas
Spanish (Spain): Diamante Colirrojo
Spanish (HBW): Star Finch
Estonian: kõrkja-amadiin
Finnish: Tähtituliperä
French: Diamant à queue rousse, Diamant ruficauda, Mandarin à queue rousse
Croatian: pjegava amadina
Hungarian: kákapinty
Icelandic: Sefstrildi
Italian: Diamante codarossa, Diamante stellato, Fringuello stellato
Japanese (romaji): komonchou
Japanese: コモンチョウ
Scientific: Amadina ruficauda, Bathilda ruficauda, Emblema ruficauda, Neochmia ruficauda, Neochmia ruficauda ruficauda
Lithuanian: Rausvauodegė rubininė astrilda
Dutch: Binsenastrild
Norwegian Nynorsk: Sivastrild
Norwegian: Sivastrild
Polish: krasnogonek oliwkowy
Portuguese: Diamante-estrela
Portuguese (Portugal): diamante-estrela
Russian: Краснохвостая амадина, Тростниковый астрильд
Slovak: batilda trstinová
Serbian: Trščana amadina, Trščana amadina (binzen)
Swedish: Sävastrild
Turkish: Kızıl kuyruklu mumgaga
Ukrainian: Амадина-рубінчик очеретяна
Chinese: 星雀
Chinese (Traditional): 星雀

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