Waxbills & Finches in Queensland
Our list for Queensland has 4 waxbills & finches recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 1 winter visitor and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Queensland in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 4, most common first
Red-browed FinchNeochmia temporalisResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentUncommon11–12 cmRecorded all year
Long-tailed FinchPoephila acuticaudaWinter visitorRare15–17 cmRegularly Mar–Nov
Gouldian FinchChloebia gouldiaePassage migrantRare13–14 cmRegularly May–Jun
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Red-browed Finch 11–12 cm
- Scaly-breasted Munia 11–12 cm
- Gouldian Finch 13–14 cm
- Long-tailed Finch 15–17 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made