The Double-barred Finch Taeniopygia bichenovii is an Estrildid finch found in open savannah-like habitats in northern and eastern Australia. They are sometimes referred to as bicheno finches; and also as owl finches, owing to the dark ring of feathers around their faces. The call is a soft tet or a louder peew, and the song is a soft fluting.
Photo: Robert Whyte, Obi Obi Creek
Front view
Front view shows distinctive bars.
Photo: Robert Whyte, Obi Obi Creek
Hunkered down in foliage
This view shows the owl-like appearance.
Photo: Robert Whyte, Obi Obi Creek
Tiny bird
The Double-barred Finch is about 10 cm long and weighs less than 10 grams.
Photo by Glen Fergus, Brisbane licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 2.5 License.
