Diamond Firetail

Stagonopleura guttata (Shaw, 1796)

18 gWeight

The diamond firetail (Stagonopleura guttata) is a species of estrildid finch that is endemic to Australia.

Busiest months: January and October–November · Most records: Australia, United States

Vulnerable

Where and when it's recorded

Diamond Firetail has been recorded at 31 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 2 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Mount Korong Nature Conservation ReserveAustralia680 records
Eynesbury Forest and GrasslandsAustralia512 records
Terrick Terrick National ParkAustralia423 records

More places

Capertee ValleyAustralia307 records
You Yangs Regional ParkAustralia190 records
DanthoniaAustralia126 records
Chiltern-Mt Pilot National Park – ChilternAustralia125 records
Mt Ainslie Nature Reserve – Campbell ParkAustralia124 records
Greater Bendigo National Park – KamarookaAustralia108 records
Callum Brae Nature ReserveAustralia90 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Australia United States

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The diamond firetail (Stagonopleura guttata) is a species of estrildid finch that is endemic to Australia. It has a patchy distribution and generally occupies drier forests and grassy woodlands west of the Great Dividing Range from South East Queensland to the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. While it is a small stocky bird it is one of the largest finches in Australia.

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Questions

How big is the Diamond Firetail?

The Diamond Firetail weighs around 18 g.

Where does the Diamond Firetail live?

Its breeding range: Australasia: southeastern Queensland, eastern New South Wales, Victoria and south-central South Australia (east-central to south-central Australia). It is most often recorded in Australia and United States.