Neochmia

Neochmia
	Red-browed finch (Neochmia temporalis)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Estrildidae
Genus:	Neochmia; G.R. Gray, 1849
Type species
	Fringilla phaeton; Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841
Species
	N. temporalis; N. phaeton;

Neochmia is a genus of estrildid finches found in Australasia. They are gregarious seed-eaters with short, thick, but pointed bills.

Species[edit]

The members are:^[4]

Genus **Neochmia** – G.R. Gray, 1849 – two species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Red-browed finch	Neochmia temporalis (Latham, 1801)	northern Queensland, and south-east of Australia	Size: Habitat: Diet:	LC
Crimson finch Male Female	Neochmia phaeton (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841)	Northern Australia with some residing in New Guinea	Size: Habitat: Diet:	LC

^ Gray, G.R. (1849). "The Genera of Birds : comprising their generic characters and an extensive list of species, Volume 2". The Genera of Birds. 2: 369.
^ Salomonsen, F. (1968). Paynter, R.A. Jnr. (ed.). Check-list of birds of the world (Volume 14). Vol. 14. Cambridge, Mass.: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 356.
^ "Estrildidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David (eds.). "Waxbills, parrotfinches, munias, whydahs, Olive Warbler, accentors & pipits". World Bird List Version 5.4. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 26 January 2016.

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