Distribution, Status and Breeding of Black-Throated Finches Poephila Cincta in Northern Queensland
- 1 October 1976
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Emu - Austral Ornithology
- Vol. 76 (4) , 201-206
- https://doi.org/10.1071/MU9760201
Abstract
Z ANN, R. 1976. Distribution, status and breeding of Black-throated Finches Poephila cincta in northern Queensland. Emu 76: 201–206. Two subspecies, which have rumps of different colours, are sympatric in some areas at the base of Cape York Peninsula. Interbreeding occurs in one area but not in others. The black-rumped form appears to be extending its range. P. c. atropygialis was studied in detail near Mareeba, where it was found in small flocks and nested in colonies. The distribution, location and structure of nests are described. Breeding behaviour is similar to that of the Long-tailed Finch P. acuticauda.Keywords
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