• About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Today Headline
  • Write for us
Today Headline
No Result
View All Result
  • breaking news today
    • Politics news
    • Sports
    • Science News & Society
  • Entertainment News
    • Movie
    • Gaming
  • Technology News
    • Automotive
    • Software & IT
  • Health News
    • Lifestyle
    • Insurance
  • Finance News
    • Money
  • Enterprise
  • Contact Us
  • breaking news today
    • Politics news
    • Sports
    • Science News & Society
  • Entertainment News
    • Movie
    • Gaming
  • Technology News
    • Automotive
    • Software & IT
  • Health News
    • Lifestyle
    • Insurance
  • Finance News
    • Money
  • Enterprise
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
TodayHeadline
No Result
View All Result

Endangered native Gouldian Finches rebound in Darwin

April 16, 2022
in Lifestyle
Reading Time: 3 mins read
1649837883 Gouldian Finches Macquarie Uni – TodayHeadline


Live

A small flock of rare Gouldian Finches in Darwin has prompted hopes the endangered species once found in their millions may be recovering.

About 18 of the colourful native birds, also known as the rainbow finch, were spotted in Casuarina Coastal Reserve on Saturday, Charles Darwin University says.

“Seeing the finches in a new place like this is a good sign that the birds continue to grow in number,” conservation biologist Peter Kyne said on Wednesday.

“We were quite worried about them at around the turn of the millennium when they appeared to go through a quite rapid decline.”

Some beauty for your timelines…

These are Gouldian finches and native to Australia pic.twitter.com/d49lIwqspr

— Science girl (@gunsnrosesgirl3) November 25, 2021

Gouldian Finches were once found in their millions across northern Australia, including Queensland and Western Australia.

But their population plunged dramatically in recent decades to an estimated 2500 mature individuals.

The finches live in tropical savanna woodlands, where a mixture of their preferred diet of annual and perennial grass species grow.

But ecologists believe livestock grazing, climate change and increasingly hot bushfires have impacted the bird’s ability to find grass seed in these areas.

Birdwatchers usually need to pack a lot of patience and take a long road trip to see a Gouldian Finch in the wild.

“Even then, you might not get lucky,” Dr Kyne said.

“So it’s very exciting and very unusual to see these spectacular birds so close to a residential area.”

The Australian Wildlife Conservancy protects one of the largest remaining populations of the Gouldian Finch at Mornington-Marion Downs sanctuary, in Western Australia’s Kimberley region.

There are also smaller populations at sanctuaries at Charnley River, also in WA, and Wongalara and Pungalina in the Northern Territory.

Gouldian Finches can live for more than five years in the wild but mortality rates are high in the first year.

Adult birds can be one of three different colour varieties.

About 75 per cent have jet-black faces, 25 per cent have scarlet faces and one in 3000 finches are gold-faced.

In the past, many birds were captured for the aviary trade although this was banned in the 1980s.

-AAP

  • Trending
  • Comments
  • Latest
GettyImages 141663944 scaled – TodayHeadline

Spiritual meaning behind Spring Equinox in 2023 explained

Battery Network Energy Storage Grid Concept – TodayHeadline

Aging EV Car Batteries Given New Life to Power Up Electric Grid

bc76e70c 719f 48bc 8073 f6db0e21d3d9 – TodayHeadline

Angela Merkel attacks Twitter over Trump ban

d6a4e2b1 177f 4713 8848 1d165fedf49c – TodayHeadline

Can war games really help us predict who will win a conflict?

Ruth Perry: Family blame death on pressure of school inspection

Ruth Perry: Family blame death on pressure of school inspection

2023 03 01T190449Z 2142099690 RC2ZKZ9COTHE RTRMADP 3 COSTA RICA ECUADOR – TodayHeadline

Ecuador opens investigation into explosives sent to news media | Freedom of the Press News

1268815 me united for la schools rally 01 fo – TodayHeadline

Talks fail, LAUSD strike and school closures set for Tuesday

GENESIS MAIN – TodayHeadline

Genesis making slow progress on retail stores

PopularStories

Ruth Perry: Family blame death on pressure of school inspection
Politics news

Ruth Perry: Family blame death on pressure of school inspection

2023 03 01T190449Z 2142099690 RC2ZKZ9COTHE RTRMADP 3 COSTA RICA ECUADOR – TodayHeadline
breaking news today

Ecuador opens investigation into explosives sent to news media | Freedom of the Press News

1268815 me united for la schools rally 01 fo – TodayHeadline
Technology News

Talks fail, LAUSD strike and school closures set for Tuesday

GENESIS MAIN – TodayHeadline
Automotive

Genesis making slow progress on retail stores

About Us

Todayheadline the independent news and topics discovery
A home-grown and independent news and topic aggregation . displays breaking news linking to news websites all around the world.

Follow Us

Latest News

Ruth Perry: Family blame death on pressure of school inspection

Ruth Perry: Family blame death on pressure of school inspection

2023 03 01T190449Z 2142099690 RC2ZKZ9COTHE RTRMADP 3 COSTA RICA ECUADOR – TodayHeadline

Ecuador opens investigation into explosives sent to news media | Freedom of the Press News

1268815 me united for la schools rally 01 fo – TodayHeadline

Talks fail, LAUSD strike and school closures set for Tuesday

Ruth Perry: Family blame death on pressure of school inspection

Ruth Perry: Family blame death on pressure of school inspection

2023 03 01T190449Z 2142099690 RC2ZKZ9COTHE RTRMADP 3 COSTA RICA ECUADOR – TodayHeadline

Ecuador opens investigation into explosives sent to news media | Freedom of the Press News

1268815 me united for la schools rally 01 fo – TodayHeadline

Talks fail, LAUSD strike and school closures set for Tuesday

  • Real Estate
  • Parenting
  • Cooking
  • NFL Games On TV Today
  • Travel and Tourism
  • Home & Garden
  • Pets
  • Privacy & Policy
  • Contact
  • About

© 2023 All rights are reserved Today headline

No Result
View All Result
  • Real Estate
  • Parenting
  • Cooking
  • NFL Games On TV Today
  • Travel and Tourism
  • Home & Garden
  • Pets
  • Privacy & Policy
  • Contact
  • About

© 2023 All rights are reserved Today headline

This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.