Red-eared firetail | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Estrildidae |
Genus: | Stagonopleura |
Species: | S. oculata |
Binomial name | |
Stagonopleura oculata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1830) |
The red-eared firetail (Stagonopleura oculata) is a species of estrildid finch found in the forests and coastal thickets of south-western Australia. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 20,000 - 50,000 km2. The IUCN has classified the species as being of least concern.