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BLUE-FACED PARROT-FINCH
Photo: C & D Frith
Australian Tropical Birds
BLUE-FACED PARROT-FINCH: Erythrura trichroa 12 cm
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In Australia the Blue-faced Parrot-Finch is
restricted to north Queensland.
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It is moderately common in partially fragmented
rainforests in an arc between Gordonvale and Ravenshoe.
Other sites are more scattered.
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It feeds often on the seeds of Guinea Grass and
Brachiaria at the forest edge.
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Although colourful it is difficult to observe,
flushing readily from grasses into nearby trees.
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The metallic call is distinctive but is inaudible
to many observers.
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