Open AccessTwelve-year-old Star Finch Neochmia ruficauda in the wild: Significant new longevity record
Author(s) -
Jan Lewis
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
australian field ornithology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2206-3447
pISSN - 1448-0107
DOI - 10.20938/afo38231232
Subject(s) - finch , longevity , captivity , juvenile , zoology , biology , geography , ecology , genetics
Although finches in captivity may live for ≥10 years, banding data suggest that Australian finches in the wild rarely live >5–6 years. For example, the previous longevity record for the Star Finch Neochmia ruficauda subclarescens is 4 years 2.1 months. In 2009, 557 juvenile Star Finches were colour-banded in Wyndham, Western Australia. In 2021, one of those birds was photographed near the banding site. This bird was in its 13th year of life
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