Gouldian Finch
by Ali Baucom
Title
Gouldian Finch
Artist
Ali Baucom
Medium
Painting - Acrylic On Canvas
Description
Text from Wikipedia; The Gouldian finch was described by British ornithological artist John Gould in 1844 as Amadina gouldiae,[2] in honour of his deceased wife Elizabeth.[3][4] It is also known as the rainbow finch, Gould's finch, or the Lady Gouldian finch and sometimes just Gould.[5] It is a member of the estrildid-finch family Estrildidae, which is sometimes considered a subfamily of Passeridae.
It had been placed in the genus Chloebia, as Chloebia gouldiae.[6] A 2009 analysis of mitochondrial DNA by Antonio Arnaiz-Villena and colleagues confirmed its placement in the genus Erythrura.[7] However, the IUCN still calls it Chloebia goldiae.[8]
Both sexes are brightly coloured with black, green, yellow, and red markings. The females tend to be less brightly coloured. One major difference between the sexes is that the male's chest is purple, while the female's is a lighter mauve.[9]
Black-headed female Gouldian finch
Gouldian finches are about 125–140 mm long.[10] Gouldian finches' heads may be red, black, or yellow. Formerly considered three different kinds of finches, it is now known that these are colour variants that exist in the wild.[11] Selective breeding has also developed mutations (blue, yellow and silver instead of a green back) in both body and breast colour.[12]
There are several "prominent rounded tubercles" with an "opalescent lustre" at the back of the gape. These tubercles are commonly (and incorrectly) described as phosphorescent in spite of much scientific evidence to the contrary.[13] It is believed that these tubercles simply reflect light and are not luminescent.[13]
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