What is Gouldian finch?
[[File:Male adult Gouldian Finch.jpg|thumb|250px|Adult male Gouldian finch]] The '''Gouldian finch''' (''Erythrura gouldiae''), also known as the '''Lady Gouldian finch''', '''Gould's finch''' or the '''rainbow finch''', is a species of [[passerine]] bird which is native to [[Australia]]. Both sexes are brightly coloured with black, green, yellow and red markings. The birds are found across northern Australia in the [[Northern Territory]], [[Western Australia]] and [[Queensland]]. The species are listed as [[Near Threatened|near-threatened]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/publicspecies.pl?taxon_id=413|title=''Erythrura gouldiae'' — Gouldian Finch|publisher=Department of the Environment and Energy|access-date=2 April 2020}}</ref> The Gouldian finch was described by British ornithological artist [[John Gould]] in 1844 as ''Amadina gouldiae''. It was named in honour of Gould's late wife [[Elizabeth Gould (illustrator)|Elizabeth]]. ==References== {{Reflist}} [[Category:IUCN Red List near threatened species]] [[Category:Birds of Australia]] [[Category:Domesticated animals]] [[Category:Finches]] [[Category:Northern Territory]] [[Category:Queensland]] [[Category:Western Australia]] {{Biology-stub}}