double barred finches

LIVE BIRD FEEDER IN NORTH AUSTRALIA

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  • Location: Winnellie, North Australia
  • Source: Marx Wegener on YouTube
  • Info: Live streaming webcam showing Australian garden birds in Winnellie, North Australia. Double-barred finches are frequent visitors to this backyard webcam.

More info: Winnellie is a northern suburb of Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia.

The double-barred finch is an estrildid finch found in dry savannah, tropical dry grassland and shrubland habitats in northern and eastern Australia. It is sometimes referred to as Bicheno's finch or as the owl finch The double-barred finch builds nests in grass, bushes and low trees and lay 4 to 6 eggs per clutch.

There is an excellent online bird identifier at www.birdsinbackyards.net